%0 Journal Article
%T Implementing Horticultural Therapy into a Geriatric Long-Term Care Facility
%J Activities, adaptation and aging
%D 1997
%A McGuire, Dee Liberatore
%V 22
%N 1
%P 61-80
%X This paper presents a personal account of how horticultural activities were implemented on a contractual basis in several nursing homes and later implemented through an activities therapy department. Individual examples are cited demonstrating the benefits of horticulture as a treatment modality offering an opportunity to assess functional levels and establish measurable goals and objectives. This paper shows how horticulture as an activity becomes respected as a therapy among disciplines of the care planning team at one long-term care facility.<p />
%G 
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 0192-4788
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J016v22n01_06