Journal article
Iowa Nursing Home Characteristics Associated With Reported Abuse
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol.7(4), pp.203-207
2006
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.12.006
PMID: 16698504
Abstract
To evaluate the association of nursing home abuse reported by employees in Iowa licensed nursing homes with nursing home characteristics, inspection results, nursing staff hours, and census demographics.
Mailed survey.
Iowa’s 409 Medicare-certified stand-alone nursing homes.
Administrators and directors of nursing.
The annual rate of abusive events was 20.7 per 1000 nursing home residents, with a rate of 18.4 reported events and 5.2 substantiated events. A higher number of residents and a higher number of certified beds were significantly associated with higher incident, report, and substantiation rates. Higher incident and report rates were associated with nursing homes in metropolitan areas. Higher substantiation rates were associated with for-profit nursing homes.
Recognized abuse in nursing homes is not uncommon. Approximately 90% of events are reported to the state authorities with 29% of those being substantiated. Differences associated with nursing facility abuse rates are metropolitan area, ownership, occupancy rate, and number of residents and certified beds.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Iowa Nursing Home Characteristics Associated With Reported Abuse
- Creators
- Gerald J Jogerst - Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IAJeanette M Daly - Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IAJeffrey D Dawson - Department of Biostatistics, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IACorinne Peek-Asa - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, IowaGretchen Schmuch - Department of Family Medicine, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Vol.7(4), pp.203-207
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.12.006
- PMID
- 16698504
- NLM abbreviation
- J Am Med Dir Assoc
- ISSN
- 1525-8610
- eISSN
- 1538-9375
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2006
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Family and Community Medicine; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984214796102771
Metrics
18 Record Views