Nursing home ownership trends and their impact on quality of care
- Author(s):
- Stevenson, David G. (David George), author Grabowski, David C., author Bramson, Jeffrey, author
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy, sponsoring body.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, [2009]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Nursing Homes -- organization & administration Nursing Homes -- trends Ownership -- trends Quality of Health Care -- standards United States
- Abstract:
- The role of ownership in the provision of nursing home care has long been a challenging issue for policymakers and researchers. Historically, much of the focus in this area has been on for-profit providers, which have played a prominent role in the nursing home sector for decades. Nearly two-thirds of facilities in the United States currently operate on a proprietary basis, and many of these facilities operate as part of multi-facility chains. In the context of recurring quality of care problems, the role of for-profit companies has often been investigated as a possible contributing factor, and a large body of research has compared care delivered by for-profit and not-for-profit facilities.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (iv, 45 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101615468 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101615468