Staffing ratios and quality: An analysis of minimum direct care staffing requirements for nursing homes

Health Services Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1495-1516

  Bowblis, John R ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimum direct care staffing ratios; nursing homes; quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING INFORMATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052550475     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01274.x     Document Type: Article

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