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Mental Health • Long-Term Care Facilities

Quality concerns in nursing homes that serve large proportions of residents with serious mental illness

Nursing homes (NHs) are serving greater proportions of residents with serious mental illness (SMI), and it is unclear whether this affects NH quality.

Mental Health • Long-Term Care Facilities

Quality concerns in nursing homes that serve large proportions of residents with serious mental illness

Nursing homes (NHs) are serving greater proportions of residents with serious mental illness (SMI), and it is unclear whether this affects NH quality. This article analyzes the highest and lowest quartiles of NHs based on the proportion of residents with SMI and compare these NHs on facility characteristics, staffing, and quality stars.

The Gerontologist, doi:10.1093/geront/gnaa044