Unpacking the relationship between operational efficiency and quality of care in Ontario long-term care homes

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 543-556

  Berta, Whitney ^a   Laporte, Audrey ^a   Kachan, Natasha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

nursing homes; operational efficiency; quality of care; slongterm care

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; ONTARIO;

HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; ONTARIO;

EID: 82455253226     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0714980810000553     Document Type: Article

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