Comprehensiveness of the RUG-III Grouping Methodology in Addressing the Needs of People with Dementia in Long-term Care

Comprehensiveness of the RUG-III Grouping Methodology in Addressing the Needs of People with Dementia in Long-term Care

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Funding of services to residents in publicly funded long-term care (LTC) facilities has historically rested upon a list of physical needs. However, more than 60% of residents in nursing homes have dementia; a condition in which physical needs are only a part of the overall clinical picture. Since pa...

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Main Author: Cadieux, Marie-Andrée
Other Authors: Garcia, Linda
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2012
Subjects:
long-term care facilities
Ontario
funding formula
nursing care
personal care
funding component
grouping methodology
RUG-III
Resource Utilization Groups-III (34 Group)
dementia
needs
MDS
Minimum Data Set
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23127
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-5295

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http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23127
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-5295

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