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Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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2013

Illinois

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There’S Nothing Fair About The Illinois Map: An Examination Of The Reapportionment Process In Illinois, Craig Curtis, Brad Mcmillian, Don Racheter Apr 2013

There’S Nothing Fair About The Illinois Map: An Examination Of The Reapportionment Process In Illinois, Craig Curtis, Brad Mcmillian, Don Racheter

The Simon Review (Occasional Papers of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute)

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Long-Term Care: An Analysis Of Quality By Rurality In Illinois Nursing Homes, Kimberly M. Brombosz Jan 2013

Long-Term Care: An Analysis Of Quality By Rurality In Illinois Nursing Homes, Kimberly M. Brombosz

Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of care rating for long-term care facilities in rural versus urban Illinois locations. Using quality of care data available on medicare.gov, 774 Illinois long-term care facilities were compared to determine if a difference in quality of care existed based on rurality. Each facility was classified as either urban focused, large rural city/town (micropolitan) focused, small rural town focused, or isolated small rural town focused using the Rural Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes provided by the Rural Health Research Center. Frequencies, ANOVA, and Scheffe tests were used to analyze the data. …