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Agents of Nursing Home Quality of Care: Ombudsmen and Staff Ratios Revisited.
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Cherry, Ralph L. – Gerontologist, 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…
Descriptors: Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Ombudsmen, Quality Control