Do Nursing Home Chain Size and Proprietary Status Affect Experiences With Care?

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2012, over half of nursing homes were operated by corporate chains. Facilities owned by the largest for-profit chains were reported to have lower quality of care. However, it is unknown how nursing home chain ownerships are related with experiences of care.

Objectives

To study the relationship between nursing home chain characteristics (chain size and profit status) with patients' family member reported ratings on experiences with care.

Data sources and study design

Maryland nursing home care experience reports, the Online Survey, Certification, And Reporting (OSCAR) files, and Area Resource Files are used. Our sample consists of all nongovernmental nursing homes in Maryland from 2007 to 2010. Consumer ratings were reported for: overall care; recommendat

SUBMITTER: You K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752885 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature