... understanding of how health professionals in nursing homes experience their participation in quality improvement. The underlying aim was to describe their involvement and how it can be strengthened, ultimately improving the quality of care. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on interviews...

...Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl; Liv Berit Fagerli Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore potential differences in how nursing home residents rate care quality and to explore cluster characteristics. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional design was used, with one questionnaire...

... Footwear Guidelines Nursing homes Older people Shoes Nurses Elderly people One person 65 years or older dies every five hours owing to falls (Help the aged Policy Statement, 2007). Non-fatal falls impair functioning, increase dependency on nursing services, reduce patient autonomy...

...Ramzi Nasser; Jacqueline Doumit Purpose The purpose of this study is to establish a set of measurable criteria for elderly nursing homes (ENHs) in Lebanon. Donabedian's model known by structure/process/outcome was used as the driving conceptual framework for the study. Design/methodology...

...Jacqueline Doumit; Ramzi Nasser Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess quality of life in relation to wellbeing among Lebanese nursing home elderly residents. The study attempts to understand the impact of structures, processes and skills on elderly health status. Design/methodology...

...: the most efficient and productive use of resources to meet client needs, without waste and within limits and directives set by higher authorities. Iñaki Heras can be contacted at: iheras@ehu.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 ISO 9000 series Nursing homes Elderly people Spain...

... home sector does a disservice to those frail, elderly and vulnerable individuals who receive care and services in America’s nursing homes, and by ignoring Medicaid operating margins, MedPAC’s analysis and recommendations do not present an accurate picture of the long term care marketplace”, stated...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Quality improvement Nursing homes United States of America USA - Health officials praise Bush administration for national nursing home quality initiative that is yielding postive results in quality care Keywords: Quality...

...Roger Paxton; M.N. Asghar English health authorities are required to inspect pharmaceutical practice in registered nursing homes within their area. The inspection process provides opportunities to improve as well as monitor practice. An exploratory study is reported in which the verbal and non...

..., and not the facilitators, was to be the source of the standards. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Action learning Older people Nursing homes Standards Community care is about meeting the needs of individuals in ways they would wish within available resources. How do organizations with the“we know what is best...

...Hannah Patrick; Jennifer Bennett Describes a questionnaire sent to 11 of the 66 nursing homes in the Brighton Health Authority to compare the quality of care provided. These homes care for 242 patients (representing 13 per cent of the 1,728 places in Brighton nursing homes). Questions dealt...

...Yumiko Arai Describes how the 1984 Registered Homes Act has been implemented at the DHA and operational levels, concentrating on the monitoring of care in private nursing homes. It can be seen that, perhaps due to the unspecific nature of the Act, there are significant differences between the DHAs...