Care delivery approaches and perceived barriers to improving quality of care: A national survey of skilled nursing facilities.
Amanda C ChenArnold M EpsteinKaren E Joynt MaddoxDavid C GrabowskiE John OravMichael L BarnettPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2023)
Nationally, SNFs implemented a wide array of care delivery approaches, but challenges with staffing and limited resources to address patients' social and mental health needs were dominant. Individual SNFs may have limited ability to address these key barriers, so the involvement of many stakeholders across the entire healthcare system may be necessary.