J. Kevin Eckert
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
39 Papers
394 Citations
J. Kevin Eckert is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The author has contributed to research in topics: Long-term care & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 39 publications. Previous affiliations of J. Kevin Eckert include University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & University of Maryland, College Park.
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Papers
Dementia Care and Quality of Life in Assisted Living and Nursing Homes
Sheryl Zimmerman,Philip D. Sloane,Christianna S. Williams,Peter Reed,John S. Preisser,J. Kevin Eckert,Malaz Boustani,Debra Dobbs +7 more
TL;DR: This study relates elements of dementia care in residential care/assisted living facilities and nursing homes to resident quality of life and considers the guidance this information provides for practice and policy.
Assisted Living and Nursing Homes: Apples and Oranges?
Sheryl Zimmerman,Ann L. Gruber-Baldini,Philip D. Sloane,J. Kevin Eckert,J. Richard Hebel,Leslie A. Morgan,Sally C. Stearns,Judith Wildfire,Jay Magaziner,Cory K. Chen,Thomas R. Konrad +10 more
TL;DR: The role of RC/AL vis-à-vis NHs is clarified, with smaller and for-profit facilities scoring lower than other facilities across multiple process measures, including those related to individual freedom and institutional order.
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An Ethnographic Study of Stigma and Ageism in Residential Care or Assisted Living
Debra Dobbs,J. Kevin Eckert,Bob Rubinstein,Lynn Keimig,Leanne J. Clark,Ann Christine Frankowski,Sheryl Zimmerman +6 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest that changes could be made to the structure as well as the process of care delivery to minimize the occurrence of stigma in RC-AL settings.
How Good Is Assisted Living? Findings and Implications From an Outcomes Study
Sheryl Zimmerman,Philip D. Sloane,J. Kevin Eckert,Ann L. Gruber-Baldini,Leslie A. Morgan,J. Richard Hebel,Jay Magaziner,Sally C. Stearns,Cory K. Chen +8 more
TL;DR: No single component defines "good" AL care and practice and policy should not focus narrowly on any one area or restrict the type of care-this being welcome news that supports diversity to accommodate individual preferences.
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Preferences for receipt of care among community-dwelling adults.
TL;DR: Preference for long-term care alternatives include both place of care and persons to provide care, and women, who more often expressed preference for kin/home care, face demographic trends reducing available female kin who might be caregivers.
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