shift syndrome
shift syndrome
A mental decline that may occur in an elderly person who has been shifted from his or her domicile to a nursing home or long-term care facility.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
shift syndrome
Geriatrics A mental decline that may occur in an elderly person, who has been shifted from his/her domicile to a nursing home or long-term care facility. Cf Shift work maladaptation syndrome.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.