ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2025
Personnel shortages and the provision of long-term care: an empirical analysis of German nursing homes.
Article in The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Implementation of national staffing standards in two South African long-term care facilities: a document review.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Promoting physical activity and physical functioning among residents in nursing homes - lessons learnt by the PROGRESS project.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Caring over computing: an ethical and sociotechnical perspective on digital technologies for social connectedness in dementia care.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Assessing the Alignment of Long-Term Care Insurance Benefits and Service Provision: Evidence from Shandong, China and Implications for Implementation Risk.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Emergency Medical Service Responses for Older Adults: A Retrospective Observational Study Comparing Nursing Homes and the Community.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators to implementing staffing models in South African long-term care facilities: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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Abstract
Amidst demographic shifts, advanced economies are facing critical nursing shortages. This study analyzes how long-term care in German nursing homes relate to these shortages using administrative data for the period 2007 to 2017. Our analysis reveals that higher nursing shortages correlate with decreased nurse-to-resident ratios, changes in the qualification mix of nurse personnel, and reduced occupancy rates. These findings suggest that nurse shortages might be a threat to the quality of care and the financial sustainability of nursing homes at the margin of being profitable.
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