Nursing Facility Characteristics Are Differentially Associated with Family Satisfaction and Regulatory Star Ratings

01/08/2025

Hilltop Policy Analyst Advanced Roberto Millar, PhD, and Director of Aging and Disability Studies Christin Diehl coauthored this article published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology. They discuss the importance of nursing facility structural characteristics in contributing to residents’ quality of care. The study used data from 220 Maryland nursing facilities to examine associations between two different quality-of-care metrics: family satisfaction and Care Compare five-star quality ratings.

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