Assessing Environments in Alzheimer Special Care Units
- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Research on Aging
- Vol. 18 (3) , 275-291
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0164027596183001
Abstract
The Nursing Unit Rating Scale (NURS) was developed to compare dementia special care units (SCUs) in nursing facilities to their non-SCU counterparts across six environmental dimensions: (1) separation, (2) stability, (3) stimulation, (4) complexity, (5) control/tolerance, and (6) continuity. The NUJRS was tested in 390 units in 123 nursing facilities in Minnesota. Statistically significant differences were found on all measures except continuity. The NURS is a potentially useful tool for assessing policy and program features of SCUs.Keywords
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