title: Effects of a forced institutional relocation on the mortality and morbidity of nursing home residents.
abstract: Residents of a county nursing home underwent a forced, mass relocation. Gerontologists advised on preparation of staff and residents. No increase in residents' mortality or morbidity was found after the relocation. The highest death rate was in the anticipatory period, the year prior to the move.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68105.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thorson
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Copenhaver
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006274:Health Facility Moving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D009329:Nebraska; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors