...Andrea Borland; Caroline Hollins Martin; John Locke Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into nurses' understandings of what constitutes suitable footwear for older people in care homes. Design/methodology/approach – An exploratory descriptive qualitative survey...

... for making decisions about the legal status of institutions. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Elder care Israel Older people Surveillance The second column of Table I shows the institutions that were inspected and received a recommendation to be granted or not granted a licence...

... hospitals and evaluates it using a matrix composed of Donabedian’s structure/process/outcome model of quality and Maxwell’s six dimensions of quality. Audit Health care Measurement Older people Quality The criteria are presented as a series of explicit questions and the answers...

... 1996 Europe Health care Older people Social services In 1991, the EPIC (European prototype for integrated care) project was proposed in recognition of the challenges that we face with regard to the provision of care for the elderly in Europe. These include: The first step...

...Norma V. Raynes A method of involving users and providers in residential care for older people was used to develop standards of care and outcome indicators. The standards were prioritized using the paired comparison technique. Describes the method and the outcomes of the processes. These include 28...

... health and safety Older people Quality Standards United Kingdom A 100 per cent response rate to the questionnaire was achieved, though not every question contained in each questionnaire was answered. The age range of residents was 47‐106 years old (mode 82 years) and 78 per cent were...

... of retraction. Describes the impact of the project on staff involved. © MCB UP Limited 1992 MENTAL HEALTH OLDER PEOPLE OUTCOME MEASURES FOR THE ELDERLY 17 P roject looking at the relationship between the processes of care and related outcomes. Outcome Measures for the Elderly: A Contradiction...

... with patients and analysis of the physician′s records. These provide an overall picture of the care in each medical practice enabling the physician to improve the quality of care provided to his or her patients. © MCB UP Limited 1992 ELDER CARE HEALTH CARE OLDER PEOPLE SERVICE QUALITY QUALITY...

... is at present participating in a PhD programme in the Psychology of Ageing at the University of Florida, USA. © MCB UP Limited 1990 HEALTH CARE ISRAEL OLDER PEOPLE QUALITY ASSURANCE DATA COLLECTION ...

... in parallel with QA, rather than being guided or supported by the QA initiative. Implications are drawn for a more integrated approach to QA. © MCB UP Limited 1990 UNITED KINGDOM HEALTH CARE OLDER PEOPLE QUALITY ASSURANCE NURSES HOSPITALS MANAGEMENT 16 IJHCQA 3,5 B y refining the nursing...