Findings on Medical Research Reported by J.R. Bowblis et al (Cost-Effective Adjustments to Nursing Home Staffing to Improve Quality)
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The news reporters obtained a quote from the research, "While higher staffing consistently yielded better quality, the largest quality improvements resulted from increasing administrative registered nurses and social service staffing. After adjusting for wages, the most cost-effective investment for improving overall deficiency outcomes was increasing social services. Deficiencies related to quality of care were improved most by increasing administrative nursing and social service staff. Quality of life deficiencies were improved most by increasing social service and activities staff."
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Approaches to improve quality through staffing adjustments should target specific types of staff to maximize return on investment."
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