Nurse staffing and deficiencies in the largest for-profit nursing home chains and chains owned by private equity companies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare staffing levels and deficiencies of the 10 largest U.S. for-profit nursing home chains with five other ownership groups and chain staffing and deficiencies before and after purchase by four private equity (PE) companies.

Data sources

Facilities for the largest for-profit chains were identified through Internet searches and company reports and matched with federal secondary data for 2003-2008 for each ownership group.

Study design

Descriptive statistics and generalized estimation equation panel regression models examined staffing and deficiencies by ownership groups in the 2003-2008 period, controlling for facility characteristics, resident acuity, and market factors with state fixed effects.

Principal findings

The top 10 for-profit chains h

SUBMITTER: Harrington C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3447240 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature