title: Nursing home waits for admission in an era of change.
abstract: Access by older persons to nursing home care is a major concern. Turmoil in the health care industry in the 1980s worsened access problems, including waits for admission, already severe at the start of the decade. This paper examines waits for nursing home admission, relating them to facility and market factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Services Organization & Policy, Wichita State University, KS 67260, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Swan
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Estes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harrington
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001509:Bed Occupancy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D014850:Waiting Lists