THE DETERMINANTS OF CARE HOME CLOSURE

被引:16
作者
Allan, Stephen [1 ]
Forder, Julien [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kent, PSSRU, Econ Social & Hlth Care Res Unit, Canterbury CT2 7NF, Kent, England
关键词
care homes; long-term care; closures; market; elderly; PROFIT NURSING-HOMES; PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION; COMPETITION; OWNERSHIP; NONPROFIT;
D O I
10.1002/hec.3149
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study investigates the causes of full closure of care homes in the English care home/nursing home market. We develop theoretical arguments about two causes for closure that are triggered by errors or external shocks: poor economic sustainability and regulatory action. Homes aiming to operate with lower quality in the market are argued for a number of reasons to be more susceptible to errors/shocks in setting quality, especially negative errors, leading to an empirical hypothesis that observed quality should negatively affect closure chance. In addition, given quality, homes facing relatively high levels of local competition should also have an increased chance of closure. We use a panel of care homes from 2008 and 2010 to examine factors affecting their closure status in subsequent years. We allow for the potential endogeneity of home quality and use multiple imputation to replace missing data. Results suggest that homes with comparatively higher quality and/or lower levels of competition have less chance of closure than other homes. We discuss that the results provide some support for the policy of regulators providing quality information to potential purchasers in the market. (c) 2015 The Authors. Health Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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页码:132 / 145
页数:14
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