Nursing home deficiencies: An exploratory study of interstate variations in regulatory activity

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 398-413

  Kelly, Christopher M ^a   Liebig, Phoebe S ^b   Edwards, Lloyd J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Deficiency citations; Nursing homes; State surveying agencies

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGULATORY APPROACH; VOLUME;

CALIFORNIA; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); CERTIFICATION; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149252450     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420802131817     Document Type: Article

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