Surveying Nursing Home Leadership: Successes and Challenges
Year: 2018
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: We surveyed Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) from 2,142 nationally-representative long-term care facilities about culture change practices with a response rate (RR)=74% (n=1584) and no evidence of non-response bias. We first verified contact information for the NHA. Each NHA was then mailed a questionnaire, self-addressed return envelope, cover letter with a user-name and password for web-response if preferred, a letter of support from the two major nursing home associations, and offer of a $25 gift card for participation. Telephone/e-mail/mail follow-up contacts were initiated with non-respondents two weeks after the initial mailing and tailored thereafter. During follow-up, a telephone option was also offered. Of the completed surveys, 55.9% were completed by web, 39.6% by mail, and 4.5% by telephone. Up to 20 follow-up contacts were made to each facility. Challenges included NHA turnover, time needed for data collection (17 months), and cost ($170 per case; $240 per completed interview).
Source: Innovation in Aging
Authors: M A Clark, B Behl-Chadha, D Brown, S Fish, C Hillerns, P Lei, S C Miller
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,977
OpenAlex ID: W2899959696