Satisfaction with massachusetts nursing home care was generally high during 2005-09, with some variability across facilities

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1416-1425

  Li, Yue ^a   Cai, Xueya ^a   Ye, Zhiqiu ^a   Glance, Laurent G ^a   Harrington, Charlene ^b   Mukamel, Dana B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

LONG-TERM CARE; QUALITY OF CARE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84884276525     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1416     Document Type: Article

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