Implementing the Teaching Nursing Homes Initiative:
ثبت نشده
چکیده
In December 2010, the Australian Institute for Social Research (AISR) was commissioned to conduct a scoping study into Teaching Nursing Homes (TNHs). The final report on the scoping study and the accompanying discussion paper are released ahead of the commencement of the proposed call for project proposals to promote the teaching nursing homes concept and facilitate the establishment of innovative teaching and aged care models.
منابع مشابه
Implementing best practices in pressure ulcer care: the role of continuous quality improvement.
Pressure ulcers are a common problem among nursing home residents that contribute significantly to the morbidity and mortality of care. Increasingly, evidence suggests that many of these pressure ulcers can be prevented, and the treatment of existing pressure ulcers improved, through the implementation of best practices. These best practices in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers ha...
متن کاملApproaches to quality improvement in nursing homes: Lessons learned from the six-state pilot of CMS's Nursing Home Quality Initiative
BACKGROUND In November 2002, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a Nursing Home Quality Initiative that included publicly reporting a set of Quality Measures for all nursing homes in the country, and providing quality improvement assistance to nursing homes nationwide. A pilot of this initiative occurred in six states for six months prior to the launch. METHODS Review ...
متن کاملBarriers to implementing an integrated care pathway for the last days of life in nursing homes.
AIM this paper explores the barriers that needed to be overcome during the process of implementing an integrated care pathway for the last days of life as a way of developing quality end-of-life care in nursing homes. METHODS an action research methodology underpinned the study. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected in eight nursing homes before, during and after the implementation...
متن کاملNursing Home Initiative
Currently, 1.6 million elderly and disabled people receive care in about 17,000 nursing homes across the United States. In 1987, Congress passed major nursing home reforms that defined the role of the State survey and certification process in determining the compliance of nursing homes with Federal standards. In 1998, the President announced new steps to increase Federal oversight of nursing ho...
متن کاملQuality of Care in Teaching Nursing Homes: Findings and Implications
This article explores policy implications and selected methodological topics relating to long-term care (LTC) quality. We first discuss the Teaching Nursing Home Program (TNHP), in which quality of care in teaching nursing homes (TNHs) was found to be superior to the quality of care in comparison nursing homes (CNHs). A combination of outcome and process/structural measures was used to evaluate...
متن کامل