Incapacitated and Alone: Prevalence of Unbefriended Residents in Alberta Long-Term Care Homes
The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of residents who are incapacitated and have no surrogate decision maker, known as the “unbefriended” in Alberta long-term care (LTC) homes. Using cross-sectional online survey methods, data were collected from 123 staff (i.e., directors of car...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-10-01
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| Series: | SAGE Open |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244019885127 |