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| Administrator turnover and quality of care in nursing homes | | Author(s) | Nicholas G Castle |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 41, no 6, December 2001 |
| Pages | pp 757-767 |
| Keywords | Nursing homes ; Staff turnover ; Managers ; Management [care] ; Quality ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Data from a survey of 429 US nursing facilities and the 1999 On-line Survey, Certification and Reporting System (OSCAR) are used to examine the association between turnover of nursing home administrators and five important quality of care outcomes. The average annual turnover rate of administrators was found to be 43%. Multivariate logistic regression analyses show that in nursing homes belonging to chain organisations, administrator turnover is associated with a higher than average proportion of residents who were catheterized, had pressure ulcers and were given psychoactive drugs; these homes had a higher than average number of quality of care deficiencies. In nursing homes not belonging to chains, turnover of administrators is associated with a higher than average proportion of residents who were restrained, catheterized, had pressure ulcers, and were given psychoactive drugs. The author believes that his study provides preliminary evidence that turnover of administrators may have an important association with quality of care in nursing homes. (KH/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020130204 A |
| Classmark | LHB: WJ7: T6: QA: 59: 7T |
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