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PAS Center Reports and Publications

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Harrington, C. (2010, December). Nursing home staffing standards in state statutes and regulations. San Francisco, CA: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California.

Harrington, C., Kang, T. & Chang, J. (2009, April). Factors Associated With Living in Developmental Centers in California. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 47(2), pp.108-124.

Kaye, H.S., LaPlante, M.P., & Harrington, C. (2009). Do Non-institutional Long-Term Care Services Reduce Medicaid Spending? Health Affairs, 28(1), pp.262-272.

Seekins, T., Katz, M., Liston, R., 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.

Wiener, J.M., Squillace, M.R., Anderson, W.L. & Khatutsky, G. (2009). Why do they stay? Job tenure among certified nursing assistants in nursing homes. Gerontologist, 49(2), pp.198-210.

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), pp.198-210.

Collier, E. & Harrington, C. (2008). Staffing characteristics, turnover rates and quality of resident care in nursing facilities. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 1(3), pp.157-170.

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. San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services.

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), pp.679-691.

Kang, T., & Harrington, C. (2008). Variation in types of service use and expenditures for individuals with developmental disabilities. Disability and Health Journal
Disability and Health Journal, 1, pp.30-41.

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), pp.330-336.

Gaugler, J.E., Kane, R.L. & Newcomer, R. (2007). Resilience and transitions from dementia caregiving. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 62(1), pp.38-44.

Harrington, C., & O'Meara, J. (2007). Snapshot: The Changing Face of California's Nursing Home Industry. Oakland, CA: California HealthCare Foundation.

Harrington, C., O'Meara, J., Tsoukalas, T., & Ng, T. (2007). Snapshot: Long Term Care, Facts and Figures. Oakland, CA: California HealthCare Foundation. Retrieved June 18th, 2010 from http://www.chcf.org/publi cations/2009/11/long-term -care-facts-and-figures

Harrington, C., Swan, J.H., and Carrillo, H. (2007). Nursing Staffing and Medicaid Reimbursement Rates. Health Services Research, 42(3), pp.1105-1129.

Hernandez, M. & Newcomer, R. (2007). Assisted living and special populations: What do we know about differences in use and potential access barriers? Gerontologist, 47(3), pp.110-117.

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, 43(3), pp.1062-84.

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), pp.303-313.

Swan, J.H. & Harrington, C. (2007). California nursing facility quality and union environments. Journal of Aging & Health, 19(2), pp.183-199.

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, 8(5), pp.28-31.

Carpenter, G.I., Hastie, C. L., Morris, J.N., Fries, B.E. & Ankri, J. (2006). Measuring change in activities of daily living in nursing home residents with moderate to severe cognitive impairment. BMC Geriatrics, 6(7). doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-6-7

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), pp.59-72.

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, 3(4), pp.139-155.

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), pp.236-242.

Harrington, C., Carrillo, H., & LaCava, C. (2006). Nursing Facilities, Staffing, Residents, and Facility Deficiencies, 1999 through 2005. University of California, San Francisco: Center for Personal Assistance Services. Retrieved March 19th, 2007 from http://www.pascenter.org/ documents/OSCAR2005.pdf

Collier, E. and Harrington, C. (2005, March). Discharge planning, nursing home placement, and the internet. Nursing Outlook, 53(2), pp.95-103.

Koehler, M., Rabinowitz, T., Hirdes, J., Stones, M., Carpenter, G.I., Fries, B.E., Morris, J.N., Jones, R.N. (2005, January). Measuring depression in nursing home residents with the MDS and GDS: An observational psychometric study. BMC Geriatrics, 5(1). doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-5-1

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), pp.198-205.

Harrington, C. (2005). Nursing staffing in nursing homes in the United States: Part II. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 31(3), pp.9-15.

Harrington, C. (2005). Nursing staffing in nursing homes in the United States: Part I. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 31(2), pp.18-23.

Harrington, C., and O'Meara, J. (2005). Snapshot: California's Fragile Nursing Home Industry. Oakland, CA: California Healthcare Foundation.

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), pp.31-58.

Harrington, C., Carrillo, H., & Mercado-Scott, C. (2005). Nursing facilities, staffing, residents, and facility deficiencies, 1998 through 2004. San Francisco: University of California.

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), pp.1133-1137.

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), pp.40-50.

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, 86(3), pp.442-448.

Harrington, C., O'Meara, J. (2004). Report on California Nursing Homes, Home Health Agencies, and Hospice Programs Prepared for the California HealthCare Foundation for California Nursing Home Search. San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services. Retrieved October, 2004 from http://pascenter.org/docu ments/CCIS_Overview.pdf

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), pp.237-244.

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), pp.87-101.

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), pp.808-816.

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), pp.242-247.

Newcomer, R., Graham, C.G., Sotelo, E., Anderson, L. (2004). Nursing Home Transition: Implementing the Program Providing Assistance to Caregivers in Transition (PACT). San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services.

Scherzer, T., Chapman, S., & Newcomer, R. (2004). Lost-worktime injuries and illnesses of Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants. San Francisco, CA: Center for Personal Assistance Services.

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), pp.65-83.

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), pp.418-434.

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 , 85(2), pp.210-217.