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. 2008 Winter;30(2):19-33.

Nursing home work environment characteristics: associated outcomes in psychosocial care

Robin P Bonifas  1
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Nursing home work environment characteristics: associated outcomes in psychosocial care

Robin P Bonifas. Health Care Financ Rev. 2008 Winter.

Abstract

Little is known about how work environment characteristics influence social services professionals' ability to deliver effective psychosocial services in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and how such influence translates into resident-centered outcomes. This study combines data from a survey of facility social services directors in Washington State with State inspection outcomes from the Online Survey Certification Reporting database. Logistic regression is used to examine how facility structure and facility culture impact receipt of a survey inspection deficiency in medically-related social services. Results indicate that non-metropolitan location and larger caseload size are the strongest predictors of receiving such a deficiency

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Figure 1. Conceptual Model: Relationship Between Work Enviroment Characteristics and Resident-Centered Outcomes
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