Residential Long-Term Care Capacity Planning: The Shortcomings of Ratio-Based Forecasts
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Residential Long-Term Care Capacity Planning: The Shortcomings of Ratio-Based Forecasts Planification de la capacité dans les centres d’hébergement et de soins de longue durée : lacunes des prévisions fondées sur les ratios
Abstract This paper uses observations from two British Columbia studies to illustrate the shortcomings of widely used ratio-based approaches for residential long-term care capacity planning. It shows that capacity plans based on a fixed ratio of beds per population over age 75 may result in either excess capacity or long wait times for admission. It then investigates the use of linear regressio...
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عنوان ژورنال: Healthcare Policy | Politiques de Santé
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1715-6580
DOI: 10.12927/hcpol.2013.22881