A Comparison of Financial Performance, Organizational Characteristics and Management Strategy Among Rural and Urban Nursing Facilities
作者:
Howard L. Smith,
Neill F. Piland,
Nancy Fisher,
期刊:
The Journal of Rural Health
(WILEY Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 8,
issue 1
页码: 27-39
ISSN:0890-765X
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-0361.1992.tb00324.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
ABSTRACT:Despite efforts to deinstitutionalize long‐term care, it is estimated that 43 percent of the elderly will use a nursing facility at some point. Whether sufficient nursing facility services will be available to rural elderly is debatable due to cutbacks in governmental expenditures and recent financial losses among nursing facilities. This paper explores the challenges confronting rural nursing facilities in maintaining their viability and strategies that might be considered to improve their longevity. A comparative analysis of 18 urban and 34 rural nursing facilities in New Mexico is used in identifying promising strategic adaptations available to rural facilities. Among other considerations, rural facilities should strive to enhance revenue streams, implement strict cost control measures, emphasize broader promotional tactics, and diversify services commensurate with the constraints of the communities and populations serve
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