Financial performance, employee well-being, and client well-being in for-profit and not-for-profit nursing homes: A systematic review

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 352-368

  Bos, Aline ^a   Boselie, Paul ^a   Trappenburg, Margo ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

for profit; nursing homes; performance; systematic review; well being

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYEE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LAW SUIT; NURSING HOME; PROFIT; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TURNOVER TIME; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING HOMES; OWNERSHIP; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 85032567671     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: 15505030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000121     Document Type: Review

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