Description
Book SynopsisThis service-oriented guide supplies vital tools, informed tips, and provocative ideas for professionals, students, and policy makers involved in gerontology and geriatrics.
Trade ReviewThis excellent source for practitioners and health care administrators will also be useful to students interested in long-term care facilities in any health area... Highly recommended. Choice 2011
Table of ContentsForeword
Acknowledgments
Introduction. Nursing Homes in the United States
Chapter 1. The Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
Chapter 2. Measuring the Quality of Care
Chapter 3. Factors Contributing to the Variability in the Quality of Care
Chapter 4. Persistent Citations for the Deficiency of Pressure Ulcers
Chapter 5. Factors Influencing Residents' Outcomes
Chapter 6. Policies regarding Minimum Staffing Levels
Chapter 7. The Relationship between Efficiency and the Quality of Care
Chapter 8. Improving Performance and the Quality of Life through Health Informatics
Conclusion. Synthesis, Prospects, and Future Directions
Appendix: Helpful Websites for Clinical Knowledge Management and the Quality of Care
References
Index
