Personnel shortages and the provision of long-term care: an empirical analysis of German nursing homes.

IF 3 3区医学 Q1 ECONOMICS

European Journal of Health Economics Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI:10.1007/s10198-025-01782-7

Dörte Heger, Annika Herr, Maximilian Lückemann, Arndt Reichert, Leonie Tycher

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Abstract

Amidst demographic shifts, advanced economies are facing critical nursing shortages. This study analyzes how long-term care in German nursing homes relate to these shortages using administrative data for the period 2007 to 2017. Our analysis reveals that higher nursing shortages correlate with decreased nurse-to-resident ratios, changes in the qualification mix of nurse personnel, and reduced occupancy rates. These findings suggest that nurse shortages might be a threat to the quality of care and the financial sustainability of nursing homes at the margin of being profitable.

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人员短缺与长期护理的提供：德国养老院的实证分析。

随着人口结构的变化，发达经济体正面临着严重的护理短缺。本研究使用2007年至2017年期间的行政数据分析了德国养老院的长期护理与这些短缺之间的关系。我们的分析表明，较高的护理短缺与护士与住院医师比例下降、护士人员资格组合的变化以及入住率下降有关。这些发现表明，护士短缺可能会威胁到护理质量和养老院在盈利边缘的财务可持续性。

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European Journal of Health Economics Multiple-

CiteScore

6.10

自引率

2.30%

发文量

131

期刊介绍： The European Journal of Health Economics is a journal of Health Economics and associated disciplines. The growing demand for health economics and the introduction of new guidelines in various European countries were the motivation to generate a highly scientific and at the same time practice oriented journal considering the requirements of various health care systems in Europe. The international scientific board of opinion leaders guarantees high-quality, peer-reviewed publications as well as articles for pragmatic approaches in the field of health economics. We intend to cover all aspects of health economics: • Basics of health economic approaches and methods • Pharmacoeconomics • Health Care Systems • Pricing and Reimbursement Systems • Quality-of-Life-Studies The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements. The author will be held responsible for false statements or for failure to fulfill the above-mentioned requirements. Officially cited as: Eur J Health Econ