Charles D. Phillips, PhD

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Completed Projects - (3)

Medicaid Budget Cuts: Effects on Rural Nursing Homes and Rural Elderly and Disabled
This project investigated whether nursing home quality and access to nursing home care have eroded in rural areas as a result of changes in Medicare payments or reductions in Medicaid nursing home payments from 2000-2003.
Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Aging, Disabilities, Long-term care, Medicaid and CHIP
Nursing Home Quality: A Comparison Between Rural and Non-Rural Nursing Homes
The research examined the effect of location (rural/non-rural) on the characteristics of nursing homes and residents, and on various indicators of quality of care.
Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Long-term care, Quality, Rural statistics and demographics
Quality Differences Between Rural and Non-Rural Nursing Homes
Research center: Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Topics: Long-term care, Quality

Differences Between Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents in Rural and Nonrural Areas in a National Sample
Journal Article
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 02/2006
This research investigates whether differences in acuity are a function of differences in resident payer status and occur for both individuals admitted for short stays, with Medicare as payer, and those needing chronic care.

Rurality and Nursing Home Quality: Results From a National Sample of Nursing Home Admissions
Journal Article
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Date: 10/2004
There are higher percentages of elderly population in and the utilization rates of nursing homes are higher in rural areas. Overall, problems in rural nursing homes are at a much higher risk for poor outcomes, but it is most apparent in extremely isolated rural areas.