Oversight of Nursing Homes: Pruning the Tree or Just Spotting Bad Apples?

Purpose: This study investigated whether higher rates of nursing home quality citations are associated with increased risk of voluntary and involuntary facility terminations from the Medicare/Medicaid certification process. Design and Methods: We examined nationwide Online Survey Certification and R...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 2003-04, Vol.43 (suppl-2), p.67-75
Main Authors: Angelelli, Joseph, Mor, Vincent, Intrator, Orna, Feng, Zhanlian, Zinn, Jacqueline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Certification
Deficiencies
Elder care
Nursing home
Nursing homes
Nursing Homes - legislation & jurisprudence
Nursing Homes - standards
Quality
Regulation
Termination
United States
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Summary:Purpose: This study investigated whether higher rates of nursing home quality citations are associated with increased risk of voluntary and involuntary facility terminations from the Medicare/Medicaid certification process. Design and Methods: We examined nationwide Online Survey Certification and Reporting (OSCAR) data from 1992 through 2000 and used a multinomial logistic regression model with time-varying covariates to estimate the relationship between nursing home deficiencies and terminations. Results: In the study period, 8.7% of nursing homes voluntarily terminated and 2.4% of facilities were involuntarily terminated. Deficiencies significantly predicted both types of termination, controlling for state and market characteristics. Low occupancy and very high Medicaid mix were strongly related to voluntary and involuntary terminations (p
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/43.suppl_2.67