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Abrahamson, Kathleen; Clark, Daniel; Perkins, Anthony; Arling, Greg – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: We investigated the relationship between cognitive status and quality of life (QOL) of Minnesota nursing home (NH) residents and the relationship between conventional or Alzheimer's special care unit (SCU) placement and QOL. The study may inform development of dementia-specific quality measures. Design and Methods: Data for analyses came…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Student Attitudes, Quality of Life, Dementia
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Kane, Robert L.; Arling, Greg; Mueller, Christine; Held, Robert; Cooke, Valerie – Gerontologist, 2007
This article describes a pay-for-performance system developed for Minnesota nursing homes. In effect, nursing homes can retain a greater proportion of the difference between their costs and the average costs on the basis of their quality scores. The quality score is a derived and weighted composite measure currently composed of five elements:…
Descriptors: Costs, Report Cards, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes
Rettig, Kathryn D. – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2007
The current study was funded by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, Project 53-054 Decision Making Integral to Relationship Transitions in Families. The perspectives presented in the paper do not represent views of the funding agency and errors remain the sole responsibility of the author. This article is a major revision of a…
Descriptors: Females, State Courts, Justice, Divorce