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Assessing Environments in Alzheimer Special Care Units

Nursing Unit Rating Scale

Leslie A. Grant

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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.

Research on Aging, Vol. 18, No. 3, 275-291 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0164027596183001
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