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Short-term memory loss and dietary considerations in long-term care

✍ Scribed by Larochelle, Beverley

Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year: 2009
Weight: 279 KB
Volume: 9
Category: Article
ISSN: 0899-1073
DOI: 10.1002/jhrm.5600090404

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✦ Synopsis

The following article was written by Beverley Lurochelle, former director of dietary and food service manager at a W-bed nursing home in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. She is currently pursuing her master's degree in health administration services at Dalhousie University, and acts as a consultant for

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