Effects of state minimum staffing standards on nursing home staffing and quality of care

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-78

  Park, Jeongyoung ^a   Stearns, Sally C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Difference in differences; Mandated staffing standards; Nursing homes; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58349115868     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00906.x     Document Type: Article

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