Nursing home care is expensive; second only to acute hospital care for inpatient Medicare
costs. The increased focus on costs of care accrued by Medicare beneficiaries in nursing …

Abstract Background and Objectives In long-term care (LTC) facilities, nursing staff are
important contributors to resident care and well-being. Despite this, the relationships …

There has been limited research on the quality of inpatient psychiatry, yet policies to expand
access have increased, such as the use of Medicaid Section 1115 waivers for treatment in …

Background: The US government relies on nursing home-reported data to create quality of
care measures and star ratings for Nursing Home Compare (NHC). These data are not …

Abstract Background and Objectives This study examined the relationship between nursing
home (NH) quality using consumer complaints and certified nursing assistant (CNA) annual …

Objective To assess the accuracy of nursing home‐reported data on urinary tract infections
(UTIs), which are publicly reported on Nursing Home Care Compare, and pneumonia, which …

Resident complaints are vital to understanding nursing home (NH) quality. Using complaints
as facility-and resident-level outcomes, this study replicates prior analyses (spanning 1998 …

Nursing homes receive complaints when actual care provided to residents misaligns with
desired care, suggesting that person-centered care (PCC) and honoring resident …

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implemented the Inpatient Psychiatric
Facility Quality Reporting Program in 2012, which publicly reports facilities' performance on …

While research tends to find an association of nurse staffing with quality in nursing homes,
few studies examine complaints as a quality measure or account for ancillary staff. This …