Specialization and diversification in the nursing home industry.
Recent increases in the types of services offered by nursing facilities and in the formation of specialized care units have resulted in the emergence of two distinct but broadly defined types of services: subacute and long-term care. The authors examine the market, regulatory, and structural incentives behind diversification and specialization and speculate how these trends will affect the future of the nursing home industry.
Banaszak-Holl
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J
Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Zinn
J S
JS
Brannon
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D
Castle
N G
NG
Mor
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D004465:Economic Competition; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States