Charlene Harrington, Ph.D. Anders Kvale Havig, Ph.D. Justin Panos MCRI Conference May 2014 Bergen, Norway

No profits reported

Canadian Residential Care Facility Survey (CANSIM) 4,291 NHS 2006 and 4,633 NHs in Average 57 beds per facility

 Canada & Norway ◦ have smaller facilities ◦ government payments are more restrictive ◦ profits are low or non-existent in non-profit facilities  US uses prospective payment ◦ US NHs can shift money from care to profits. ◦ Profits and administrative costs are high - 22%  More transparency is needed on where the money goes