L Unruh, TTH Wan - Journal of medical systems, 2004 - Springer
Given the ongoing concerns about the quality of care in nursing homes, a theoretical framework to guide a systems approach to quality is important. Existing frameworks either do …
Background: Cultural competency has been espoused as an organizational strategy to reduce health disparities in care. Objective: To examine the relationship between hospital …
MJ Rantz, M Zwygart-Stauffacher… - Journal of nursing …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
This exploratory study was undertaken to discover the defining dimensions of nursing home care quality from the viewpoint of consumers of nursing home care. Eleven focus groups …
The ageing of the population is a demographic phenomenon, a social problem and a policy issue. The increase in the numbers of aged and in the costs of supporting and caring for …
MJ Rantz, L Popejoy, GF Petroski, RW Madsen… - The …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine if simply providing nursing facilities with comparative quality performance information and education about quality improvement …
SC Chou, DP Boldy, AH Lee - The gerontologist, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the important factors influencing residents' satisfaction in residential aged care and to provide a better understanding of their …
G Garavaglia, E Lettieri, T Agasisti, S Lopez - Health care management …, 2011 - Springer
This study investigates efficiency and quality of care in nursing homes. By means of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), the efficiency of 40 nursing homes that deliver their services in …
JS Zinn, V Mor - Health services research, 1998 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: To explore how internal factors, such as organizational size, mission, ownership, and managerial communication and control structures, affect the delivery of …
MW Carter - Journal of Aging and Health, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This study examined patient-level, facility-level, and area market-level factors affecting ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalization (ACSH) rates among nursing home …