In this research, the author reviewed 70 studies that had examined the relationship between
staffing levels and quality in nursing homes (covering the years 1991 to 2006). The results of …

Background For several decades, health services researchers have reported associations
between nurse staffing and the outcomes of hospital care. 2–4 However, in many of these …

Despite substantial spending and considerable regulatory oversight, the quality of care
provided to residents in the nation's nursing facilities is inadequate, and strategies to …

Skeptics question nonprofit health care on the grounds that nonprofits fail to distinguish
themselves from their for-profit counterparts and do not reliably provide community benefits …

The study examined the ownership transparency, financial accountability, and quality
indicators of a regional for-profit nursing home chain in California, using a case study …

Nursing Home Compare (NHC) publishes composite quality ratings of nursing homes based
on a five-star rating system, a system that has been subject to controversy about its validity …

This article describes a project to improve nursing care quality in long-term care (LTC) by
retooling registered nurses'(RN) geriatric clinical competence. A continuing education …

Participant observation in a nonprofit nursing home reveals that informal patterns of work
routinization depart markedly from official procedures designed to protect the health and …

Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …

Context: Although observers have long highlighted the relationship of public distrust,
government regulation, and media depictions of nursing‐home scandals, no study has …