The Impact of Chain Standardization on Nursing Home Staffing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standardization in production is common in multientity chain organizations. Although chains are prominent in the nursing home sector, standardization in care has not been studied. One way nursing home chains may standardize is by controlling the level and mix of staffing in member homes.

Objectives

To examine the extent to which standardization occurred in staffing, its relative presence across different types of chains, and whether facilities became more standardized following acquisition by a chain.

Research design

We estimated predictors of the difference between facility and chain staffing using Generalized Estimating Equations with 2000-2010 data.

Subjects

This study included nursing homes nationally, excluding hospital-based homes and homes in

SUBMITTER: Banaszak-Holl J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6263153 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature