Care outcomes in long-term care facilities in British Columbia, Canada: Does ownership matter?

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 929-935

  McGregor, Margaret J ^a,d   Tate, Robert B ^b   McGrail, Kimberlyn M ^a   Ronald, Lisa A ^a   Broemeling, Anne Marie ^a   Cohen, Marcy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives   (Canada)

^d Family Practice Research Office   (Canada)

Author keywords

Facility ownership; Hospitalization rates; Long term care; Mortality rates; Resident outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OWNERSHIP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33749022221     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000223477.98594.97     Document Type: Article

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