Author : C. McKeen Cowles
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Nursing Home Statistical Yearbook, 1997 by : C. McKeen Cowles
Download or read book Nursing Home Statistical Yearbook, 1997 written by C. McKeen Cowles and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long term care facilities provide care to individuals who cannot care for themselves. Since long-term care is a service industry, it is difficult to define universally accepted standards similar to those used by the manufacturing industry. While most consumers can agree on performance standards for an automobile, not everyone agrees on the criteria used to evaluate the quality of health care services. In long-term care, this problem is compounded by the frailty and declining health status of many of the clients served. Nursing Home Statistical Yearbook is an annual compendium of statistics on the nursing home industry, drawing on data from the Health Care Financing Administration (the governmental agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid). Following brief introductory essays, the book consists of extensive data tables providing detailed information on America's nursing homes and their residents. The data are organized by state and, in some instances, smaller market areas. Because the data are based on a newly revised and more extensive survey process, much of what is presented has never before been available, including average nurse and therapist staffing hours per patient day, reported nationally and by state. Topics include: Resident Acuity ? Resident ADL Characteristics ? Other Resident Characteristics ? Survey Deficiencies ? Scope and Severity Codes ? Facility Characteristics ? Staffing Information
