Exploring the cost and value of private versus shared bedrooms in nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-183

  Calkins, Margaret ^a   Cassella, Christine ^b  

^a IDEAS Institute   (United States)

^b 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Design; Nosocomial infection; Operational costs; Privacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; PRIVACY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PRIVACY;

EID: 34250211123     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/47.2.169     Document Type: Article

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