Top management leadership style and quality of care in nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 630-642

  Castle, Nicholas G ^a   Decker, Frederic H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Consensus management; Local economic characteristics; Management style; Organizational characteristics; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARD;

CERTIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80053484498     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr064     Document Type: Article

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