Monitoring Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents With Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms Related to Dementia
Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationPublished 31 December 2010
Arif Nazir, Greg Arling, Anthony J. Perkins, Malaz Boustani
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Resident cognitive function and the facility utility of SCU are associated with worsening behavior QI and should be adjusted for in any nursing home quality reporting measure.
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