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PAS Center Publications > Audience > Institutions and Nursing Homes


A list of reports and publications produced by the Center for PAS with links to abstracts and information about obtaining the complete publication. Reports can also be viewed by audience, state or searched for by keyword(s):

Carpenter, G.I., Hastie, C. L., Morris, J.N., Fries, B.E. & Ankri, J. (2005). Measuring change in activities of daily living in nursing home residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment. BMC Geriatrics.
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Chiu, W.K. & Newcomer, R. (2007). A systematic review of nurse-assisted case management to improve hospital discharge transition outcomes for the elderly. Professional Case Management, 12, 6, 330-336.
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Collier, E. & Harrington, C. (2008). Staffing characteristics, turnover rates and quality of resident care in nursing facilities. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 1, 3, 157-170.
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Collier, E. and Harrington, C. Discharge planning, nursing home placement, and the internet. Nursing Outlook. 53(2): 95-103.
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Flores, C. and Newcomer, R. 2006. Toward a Framework for Monitoring the Quality of Care in Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly. Seniors Housing & Care Journal, 14 (1):59-72.
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Fries, B.E., Wodchis, W., Buttar, A., Blaum, C., Morris, J.N., Drabek, J. (2005). A national study showed that diagnosis varied by age group in nursing home residents under age 65. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 58, 2, 198-205.
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Gaugler, J.E., Kane, R.L. & Newcomer, R. (2007). Resilience and transitions from dementia caregiving. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 62, 1, 38-44.
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Gaugler, J.E., Kane, R.L., Kane, R.A. & Newcomer, R. (2006). Predictors of institutionalization in Latinos with dementia: a cross-cultural analysis. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 21, 3-4, 139-155.
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Harrington, C. (2005). Nursing staffing in nursing homes in the United States: Part I. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 31, 2, 18-23.
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Harrington, C. (2005). Nursing staffing in nursing homes in the United States: Part II. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 31, 3, 9-15.
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Harrington, C., & O'Meara, J. (2007) Snapshot: The Changing Face of California's Nursing Home Industry. California HealthCare Foundation, Oakland, CA.
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Harrington, C., and O'Meara, J. (2005). Snapshot: California's Fragile Nursing Home Industry. California Healthcare Foundation, Oakland, CA.
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Harrington, C., Anzaldo, S., Burdin, A., Kitchener, M. and Miller, M. 2005. Trends in State Certificate of Need and Moratoria Programs for Long Term Care Providers. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 19 (2):31-58.
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Harrington, C., Beverly, C.J., Maas, M.L., Buckwalter, K.C., Bennett, J.A., Young, H.M., Sochalski, J., and Naylor, M. (2006). Influencing health policy for older adults: Initiatives by the John A. Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. Nursing Outlook, 54, 4, 236-242.
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Harrington, C., Carrillo, H., & LaCava, C. (2006). Nursing Facilities, Staffing, Residents, and Facility Deficiencies, 1999 through 2005. University of California, San Francisco.
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Harrington, C., Carrillo, H., & Mercado-Scott, C. (2005). Nursing facilities, staffing, residents, and facility deficiencies, 1998 through 2004. University of California, San Francisco.
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Harrington, C., Kang, T. & Chang, J. (April 2009). Factors Associated With Living in Developmental Centers in California. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 108–124.
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Harrington, C., O'Meara, J., Tsoukalas, T., & Ng, T. (2007) Snapshot: Long Term Care, Facts and Figures. California HealthCare Foundation, Oakland, CA.
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Harrington, C., O’Meara, J. (2004). Report on California's Nursing Homes, Home Health Agencies, and Hospice Programs Prepared for the California HealthCare Foundation for California Nursing Home Search - www.calnhs.org. Retrieved from the Center for PAS website http://pascenter.org/documents/CCIS_Overview.pdf
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Harrington, C., O’Meara, J., Collier, E., Kang, T., Stephens, C. & Chang, J. (2008) Impact of California's Medi-Cal Long Term Care Reimbursement Act On Access, Quality and Costs. Published on the Center for PAS website.
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Harrington, C., Swan, J.H., and Carrillo, H. 2007. Nursing Staffing and Medicaid Reimbursement Rates. Health Services Research, 42 (3): 1105-1129.
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Harrington, C., Tsoukalas, T., Rudder, C., Mollot, R.J., and Carrillo, H. (2008). Variation in the use of federal and state civil money penalties for nursing homes. Gerontologist, 48, 5, 679-691.
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Hernandez, M. & Newcomer, R. (2007). Assisted living and special populations: What do we know about differences in use and potential access barriers? Gerontologist, 47, Special Issue 3, 110-117.
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Kang, T., & Harrington, C. 2008. Variation in types of service use and expenditures for individuals with developmental disabilities. Disability and Health Journal 1(2008) 30-41.
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Kaye, H.S., LaPlante, M.P., & Harrington, C. (2009) Do Non-institutional Long-Term Care Services Reduce Medicaid Spending? Health Affairs 28, no. 1 (2009): 262–272.
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Kitchener M., Beynon, M., & Harrington, C. (2004). Explaining the Diffusion of Medicaid Home Care Waiver Programs Using VPRS Decision Rules. Healthcare Management Science 7/3: 237-244.
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Kitchener, M. and Harrington, C. 2004. The U.S. Long Term Care Field: A Dialectic Analysis of Institution Dynamics. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 45 (Supplement 1): 87-101.
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Kitchener, M., O’Meara, J., Brody, A., Lee, H.Y., Harrington, C. (2007). Shareholder Value and the Performance of a Large Nursing Home Chain. Health Services Research. In press.
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Koehler, M., Rabinowitz, T., Hirdes, J., Stones, M., Carpenter, G.I., Fries, B.E., Morris, J.N., Jones, R.N. (2005). Measuring depression in nursing home residents with the MDS and GDS: An observational psychometric study. BMC Geriatrics.
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Miller, N.A. and Weinstein, M. 2007. Participation and Knowledge Related to a Nursing Home Admission Decision among a Working Age Population. Social Science & Medicine, 64 (2):303-313.
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Mitchell, S.L., Morris, J.N., Park, P.S. & Fries, B.E. (2004). Terminal care for persons with advanced dementia in the nursing home and home care settings. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 7, 6, 808-816.
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Morris, J.N., Jones, R.N., Fries, B.E., Hirdes, J.P. (2004). Convergent validity of minimum data set-based performance quality indicators in postacute care settings. American Journal of Medical Quality, 19, 6, 242-247.
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Nallamouthu, B.K., Rogers, M.A.M., Saint, S., McMahon, L.J., Fries, B.E., Kaufman, S.R. & Langa, K.M. (2005). Skilled care requirements for elderly patients following coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53, 7, 1133-1137.
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Newcomer, R., Graham, C.G., Sotelo, E., Anderson, L. (2004) Nursing Home Transition: Implementing the Program Providing Assistance to Caregivers in Transition (PACT) Published on the Center for PAS website.
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O’Meara, J., Kitchener, M., Collier, E., Lyons, M., Billwiller-Kiss, A., Simon, L.P. & Harrington, C. (2005). Development of and stakeholder responses to a nursing home consumer information system. American Journal of Medical Quality, 20, 1, 40-50.
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Scherzer, T., Chapman, S., & Newcomer, R. ( June, 2004 ) Lost-worktime injuries and illnesses of Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants. Published on the Center for PAS website.
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Seekins, T., Oxford, M., Altom, B., White, G., Petty, G., & Kafka, B. (2009). Nursing home emancipation: A preliminary study of efforts by Centers for Independent Living in urban and rural areas. Missoula, MT: The University of Montana Rural Institute.
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Swan, J.H. & Harrington, C. (2007). California nursing facility quality and union environments. Journal of Aging & Health, 19, 2, 183-199.
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Swan, J.H., Harrington, C., Dryer, K., Pickard, R.B., Covert, J.M. & Gulur, P. (2007) Medicaid Nursing Facility Payment in the Face of State Fiscal Meltdown. Long Term Care Interface. In Press.
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Tonner, C. and Harrington, C. 2004. Nursing Facility and Home and Community Based Service Need Criteria in the United States. Home Health and Community Services Quarterly, 22 (4): 65-83.
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Wiener, J.M., Squillace, M.R., Anderson, W.L., & Khatusky, G. (2009). Why do they stay? Job tenure among certified nursing assistants in nursing homes. Gerontologist, 49, 2, 198-210.
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Wodchis, W.P., Fries, B.E. & Hirth, R.A. (2004). The effect of Medicare’s prospective payment system on the discharge outcomes of skilled nursing facility residents. Inquiry, 41, 4, 418-434.
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Wodchis, W.P., Fries, B.E., Pollack, H. (2004). Payer incentives and physical rehabilitation therapy for nonelderly institutional long-term care residents: Evidence from Michigan and Ontario. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Volume 85(2) , Pgs. 210-217.
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Wodchis, W.P., Teare, G.F., Naglie, G., Bronskill, S.E., Gill, S.S., Hillmer, M.P., Anderson, G.M., Rochon, P.A.; Fries, B.E. (2005). Skilled nursing facility rehabilitation and discharge to home after stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Volume 86(3) , Pgs. 442-448.
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