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77. They Make Minimum Wage. They Could Save Your Life.

Freakonomics, M.D.

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The Effects of Minimum Wage Increases on Quality in Nursing Homes

Bob Ujena: Nursing home facilities a good venue to look at minimum wage and how it could impact quality. After the break, did paying low wage staff more mean that nursing homes employed fewer of them? And could nursing homes realistically increase pay at a time when long-term care is in such high demand?

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