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Staffing Standards And Care Outcomes In For-Profit And Not-For-Profit Religious-Based Nursing Homes, Ara Omobola Omotowa
Staffing Standards And Care Outcomes In For-Profit And Not-For-Profit Religious-Based Nursing Homes, Ara Omobola Omotowa
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Vulnerable older adults residing in nursing homes continue to experience poor care outcomes due to nurse staffing levels that are below the levels required for maintaining their well-being. Studies have shown that patient care outcomes in nursing homes are related to nurse staffing standards/levels, which are affected by profit maximization on adherence to registered nurses and licensed nurse staffing standards. The purpose of this descriptive study was to determine if there was a relationship between adherence to staffing standards and care outcomes in for-profit (FP) and not-for-profit religious-based (NFPRB) nursing homes using the profit maximization theory. Research questions focused on …