Marketization in Long-Term Care: A Cross-Country Comparison of Large For-Profit Nursing Home Chains

• Main Authors: Charlene Harrington (Author), Frode F Jacobsen (Author), Justin Panos (Author), Allyson Pollock (Author), Shailen Sutaria (Author), Marta Szebehely (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This article presents cross-country comparisons of trends in for-profit nursing home chains in Canada, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States. Using public and private industry reports, the study describes ownership, corporate strategies, costs, and quality of the 5 largest for-profit...