Nursing home staffing requirements and input substitution: Effects on housekeeping, food service, and activities staff

Health Services Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1539-1550

  Bowblis, John R ^a   Hyer, Kathryn ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

activities staff; food service; housekeeping; Nursing homes; regulation; staffing requirements; support staff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING STAFF; ONLINE SYSTEM; OSCAR SYSTEM; PATIENT CARE; REIMBURSEMENT;

ACTIVITIES STAFF; FOOD SERVICE; HOUSEKEEPING; NURSING HOMES; REGULATION; STAFFING REQUIREMENTS; SUPPORT STAFF;

FOOD SERVICES; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879841376     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12046     Document Type: Article

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