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Business/Economics of Aging • Workforce Issues • Long-Term Care Policy and Financing • Long-Term Care Facilities • Long-Term Care

Occupational licensing of social services and nursing home quality: A regression discontinuity approach

This study examines the associations between the motivation to learn, basic skills, and organized adult education and training participation among the middle-aged and older adults in the USA.

Business/Economics of Aging • Workforce Issues • Long-Term Care Policy and Financing • Long-Term Care Facilities • Long-Term Care

Occupational licensing of social services and nursing home quality: A regression discontinuity approach

Social service departments in nursing homes can be staffed with either qualified social workers or unlicensed paraprofessionals. Using a federal regulation which requires nursing homes with 121+ beds to employ at least one full-time qualified social worker, this study used a regression discontinuity design to explore whether nursing homes just above the 121-bed threshold have social service departments with similar staffing levels and composition as just below the threshold.

ILR Review, doi.org/10.1177/001979391985332