These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Assessing quality in nursing homes.
    Author: Kane RA.
    Journal: Clin Geriatr Med; 1988 Aug; 4(3):655-66. PubMed ID: 3044561.
    Abstract:
    Quality assurance (QA) in nursing homes requires recognition of differences between acute and long-term care in goals, technology, and pace. This article outlines an approach to nursing home QA that would both generate an information system for a facility to review its performance compared to external regulations, and also allow a proactive stance on the part of nursing home staff. After reviewing existing nursing home regulations, this article discusses three necessary components of QA: defining quality and developing criteria; assessing quality; and correcting deficiencies. It argues that a prompt and clear feedback system to personnel is one key to a proactive QA system that becomes self-improving.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]