Developing and testing a satisfaction survey for nursing home residents: The Ohio experience

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-105

  Straker, Jane K ^a   Ejaz, Farida K ^b   McCarthy, Catherine ^a   Jones, James A ^c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Benjamin Rose Institute   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer satisfaction; Long term care; Reliability

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOMETRY; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NURSING HOMES; OHIO; PSYCHOMETRICS;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147150692     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v19n02_05     Document Type: Article

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