The associations between staffing hours and quality of care indicators in long-term care

• Main Authors: Veronique M Boscart (Author), Souraya Sidani (Author), Jeffrey Poss (Author), Meaghan Davey (Author), Josie d'Avernas (Author), Paul Brown (Author), George Heckman (Author), Jenny Ploeg (Author), Andrew P Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Long-term care (LTC) staffing practices are poorly understood as is their influence on quality of care. We examined the relationship between staffing characteristics and residents' quality of care indicators at the unit level in LTC homes. Methods This cross-sectional study...