中文摘要
本文探讨移民如何有助于缓解养老院的人员短缺——随着婴儿潮一代步入老年,这一短缺很可能进一步加剧。我们表明,当地移民的增加会使养老院入住者跌倒减少、约束措施使用减少、压疮减少,其他护理质量指标亦有所改善。与劳动力市场机制的解释相一致,我们发现移民增加了当地护理领域劳动力的供给,其中对护理员(nurse aides)人数的影响最大——这类人员主要负责养老院中的直接照护工作。
Abstract
Abstract This paper explores how immigration can help mitigate nursing home staffing shortages, which are likely to worsen as baby boomers age. We show that local increases in immigration lead to fewer falls, less use of restraints, and fewer pressure ulcers among nursing home residents, as well as improvements in other measures of quality of care. Consistent with a labor market explanation, we find that immigration increases the local supply of workers in nursing fields, with the largest effect on the number of nurse aides - the workers primarily responsible for hands-on care in nursing homes.