Nursing home price and quality responses to publicly reported quality information.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether the release of Nursing Home Compare (NHC) data affected self-pay per diem prices and quality of care.

Data sources

Primary data sources are the Annual Survey of Wisconsin Nursing Homes for 2001-2003, Online Survey and Certification Reporting System, NHC, and Area Resource File.

Study design

We estimated fixed effects models with robust standard errors of per diem self-pay charge and quality before and after NHC.

Principal findings

After NHC, low-quality nursing homes raised their prices by a small but significant amount and decreased their use of restraints but did not reduce pressure sores. Mid-level and high-quality nursing homes did not significantly increase self-pay prices after NHC nor consistently change quality.

Conclusion

SUBMITTER: Clement JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3447246 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature