Does the Quality of Rural and Urban Nursing Homes Differ?

Authors

Andrew F. Coburn, University of Southern Maine, Maine Rural Health Research CenterFollow
Julie T. Fralich MBA, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service
Catherine McGuire BS, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public ServiceFollow
Richard Fortlinsky PhD, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service

Document Type

Policy Brief

Publication Date

8-1995

Keywords

nursing, quality, Maine, LTSS, MRHRC

Abstract

The results of this study suggest that there is little basis for assuming that rural or urban location affects nursing home quality. The study reveals no systematic differences among nursing facilities in Maine in structural measures of quality, such as nursing hours, or in the incidence or prevalence of resident conditions and outcomes.

Recommended Citation

Coburn, A. F., Fralich, J. T., McGuire, C., & Fortinsky, R. (1995). Does the quality of rural and urban nursing homes differ? (Research & Policy Brief). Portland, ME: University of Southern Maine, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, Institute for Health Policy, Maine Rural Health Research Center.