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Thomas, Kali S.; Mor, Vincent; Tyler, Denise A.; Hyer, Kathryn – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: Individuals receiving postacute care in skilled nursing facilities often require complex, skilled care provided by licensed nurses. It is believed that a stable set of nursing personnel is more likely to deliver better care. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among licensed nurse retention, turnover, and a 30-day…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Nurses, Nursing Education, Labor Turnover
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Tyler, Denise A.; Jung, Hye-Young; Feng, Zhanlian; Mor, Vincent – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe how the prevalence of nurse aide training and competency evaluation programs (NATCEPs) provided in the nursing home (NH) setting changed between 1997 and 2007, to explore the environmental factors that may be influencing the prevalence of these programs, and to examine how the changing prevalence…
Descriptors: Incidence, Allied Health Personnel, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities
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Miller, Edward Alan; Mor, Vincent; Clark, Melissa – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Theories of the policy process recognize that policy proposals are typically generated, debated, redrafted, and accepted for consideration through the gradual accumulation of knowledge within communities of specialists. Thus, to inform long-term care (LTC) reform efforts, we conducted a Web-based survey of 1,147 LTC specialists…
Descriptors: Public Officials, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities, Organizational Change
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Gruneir, Andrea; Miller, Susan C.; Intrator, Orna; Mor, Vincent – Gerontologist, 2007
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to quantify the effect of specific nursing home features and state Medicaid policies on the risk of hospitalization among cognitively impaired nursing home residents. Design and Methods: We used multilevel logistic regression to estimate the odds of hospitalization among long-stay (greater than 90 days)…
Descriptors: Dementia, Probability, Identification, Nursing Homes