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ERIC Number: EJ432260
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Agents of Nursing Home Quality of Care: Ombudsmen and Staff Ratios Revisited.
Cherry, Ralph L.
Gerontologist, v31 n3 p302-08 Jun 1991
Compared effects of ombudsman programs on quality of nursing home care on random sample of 134 Medicare/Medicaid-certified long-term care facilities in Missouri. Found that presence of ombudsman program was most important factor associated with quality for intermediate-care facilities, and was significantly associated with quality for skilled nursing homes with ample staffing of registered nurses. (Author/NB)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Missouri
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