Improving the quality of long-term care / Gooloo S. Wunderlich and Peter Kohler, editors ; Committee on Improving Quality in Long-Term Care, Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Improving Quality in Long-Term Care.

Contributor:

Kohler, Peter O., 1938-

Wunderlich, Gooloo S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Long-term care facilities--Quality control.

Long-term care facilities.

Long-term care of the sick--Quality control.

Long-term care of the sick.

Nursing homes--Quality control.

Nursing homes.

Quality assurance.

Physical Description:

xvii, 326 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.

Contents:

Cover

Front Matter

Acknowledgments

Reviewers

Contents

Tables and Figures

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Profile of Long-Term Care

3 State of Quality of Long-Term Care

4 Information Systems for Monitoring Quality

5 Improving Quality Through External Oversight

6 Strengthening the Caregiving Work Force

7 Building Organizational Capacity

8 Reimbursing to Improve Quality of Care

9 Closing Remarks

References

APPENDIX A Committee Meetings and Presenters of Testimony

APPENDIX B Separate Dissenting Opinions

Acronyms

Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780309132749

0309132746

9780309503808

0309503809

OCLC:

923255403