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Study explores when nursing home chains should customize or standardize

June 24, 2022
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TAMPA, Fla. (June 24, 2022) – A new study by a University of South Florida researcher found important revelations that could provide chain-operated nursing homes with crucial implications for operational goals and strategic findings that carry over to other service industries.

Lu Kong USF

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TAMPA, Fla. (June 24, 2022) – A new study by a University of South Florida researcher found important revelations that could provide chain-operated nursing homes with crucial implications for operational goals and strategic findings that carry over to other service industries.

The biggest takeaway for nursing home operators is that having a similar percentage of Medicaid patients among its mix of residents while having a staff ratio adjusted to the community leads to increased financial performance.

With about 60 percent of the 15,600 nursing homes in the U.S. chain-operated, companies often face a strategic dilemma when opening new facilities, whether through expansion, acquisition or a merger.

Do new nursing homes under the same brand give residents the same look and feel of services found at the company’s other existing sites? Or should chain-operated companies customize some services and tailor them to local demand and competition? And how does the degree of uniformity impact performance outcomes?

“All service chains must decide how unique or standardized each of their units should be,” said Lu Kong, an assistant professor in the School of Information Systems and Management at the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business.

The comprehensive study looked at 11 years of U.S. nursing home data and came away with three main findings:
Nursing home chains that customize service delivery and standardize customer mix tend to see an improved financial performance.

A standardized customer mix leads to better clinical outcomes.

Chains that customize service delivery tend to experience increased resident welfare.

Kong is the principal investigator for the study, “Service Chains’ Operational Strategies: Standardization or Customization? Evidence from the Nursing Home Industry.” The paper was recently published in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.

While the nursing home industry is highly regulated, there is room for chain-operated facilities to adapt some aspects of their operational procedures to the local market.

“To our knowledge, our study is the first systematic multidimensional assessment,” Kong said.

Research has shown that a standardized strategy is associated with high efficiency, brand consistency, reduced costs, and less waste. On the flip side, customizing some services is positively linked with service quality, customer satisfaction, and loyalty.

Kong said the USF study looked at how much nursing home chains should standardize their facilities in three areas — the percentage of Medicaid residents, service offerings such as a special care unit, and the staffing ratio — and what impact it has on a facility’s clinical care, financial performance, and resident welfare.

The results give chain-operated nursing homes and policymakers guidance for operational goals, as well as investment decisions in acquiring new properties, Kong said.

The study also noted that the COVID-19 pandemic brought the importance of a standardization strategy among chain businesses to the forefront. Besides having uniform infection control, nursing homes also followed the standardized guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

About the University of South Florida

The University of South Florida, a high-impact global research university dedicated to student success, generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion.  Over the past 10 years, no other public university in the country has risen faster in U.S. News and World Report’s national university rankings than USF. Serving more than 50,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee, USF is designated as a Preeminent State Research University by the Florida Board of Governors, placing it in the most elite category among the state’s 12 public universities. USF has earned widespread national recognition for its success graduating under-represented minority and limited-income students at rates equal to or higher than white and higher income students. USF is a member of the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.



Journal

Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

Method of Research

Data/statistical analysis

Subject of Research

People

Article Title

Service Chains’ Operational Strategies: Standardization or Customization? Evidence from the Nursing Home Industry

Article Publication Date

21-Apr-2022

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