The role of families in nursing homes / Joseph E. Gaugler -- Family councils in residential long-term care / Keith A. Anderson -- Promoting family involvement in long-term care: a certified nursing assistant's perspective / Katherina A. Nikzad -- Making the long-term care environment more like home: the Eden alternative: what families want, and why / Judith C. Drew -- Support for families in the nursing home environment: family caregiving, social support, and support group benefits of the family project / Terry Peak -- Supporting families of persons with dementia living in nursing homes: the family visit education program / Philip McCallion -- The family stories workshop / Kenneth Hepburn and Wayne A. Caron --
Family involvement in the care of residents with dementia: an important resource for quality of life and care / Janet K. Pringle Specht, David Reed, and Meridean L. Maas -- Partners in caregiving: cooperative communication between families and nursing homes / Julie Robison and Karl A. Pillemer -- Educating families and improving communication: a web-based intervention program for families of nursing home residents with dementia / Valerie E. Tolbert and Jennifer G. Basham -- Challenges and solutions in promoting family involvement in nursing homes: looking toward the next generation of programs / Joseph E. Gaugler