The influence of agency staffing on quality of care in nursing homes

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 437-457

  Castle, Nicholas ^a   Engberg, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Agency staff; Nurse aides; Quality

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; HEALTH WORKER; OCCUPATION; POLICY APPROACH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 58149263466     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420802070130     Document Type: Article

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