Florida's efforts to improve quality of nursing home care through nurse staffing standards, regulation, and medicaid reimbursement

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 318-337

  Hyer, Kathryn ^a   Temple, April ^b   Johnson, Christopher E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct care workers; Nurse staffing; Nursing homes; Policy implementation; Policy reform

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH WORKER; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY REFORM; STAKEHOLDER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAID; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FLORIDA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICAID; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77449097433     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959420903166910     Document Type: Article

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