635 professionals on staff. Although post-acute rehabilitation may be provided in the nursing
home (ie, in the United States and The Netherlands), in many countries this is provided in …

ajn@ lww. com 23 can use this information to improve quality of care, the CMS has enlisted
the aid of the Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs, formerly known as Peer …

In this research, the author reviewed 70 studies that had examined the relationship between
staffing levels and quality in nursing homes (covering the years 1991 to 2006). The results of …

QUALITY OF care is now firmly on the Government's agenda. Soon the National Institute of
Clinical Excellence will be launched. The quality of care provided is especially important in …

A growing body of evidence links nursing staffing levels in nursing homes with quality of
care. Indeed, the relationship between nurse staffing and patient care is not restricted to …

BACKGROUND: Nursing homes have an important role in the provision of care for
dependent older people. Ensuring quality of care for residents in these settings is the subject …

The long-term care of older people is increasingly characterised by a mixed economy model
and independent nursing homes have become an important contributor to this form of …

The quality of care provided by staff to residents in nursing homes and the residents' quality
of life are influenced by many factors, but staffing levels and staffing characteristics such as …

The quality of care in Dutch nursing homes is a popular topic, with continuous calls for more
hands-on care. The assumption is that more or more highly-trained staff will increase the …

With the aging of the world's population there has become a major need for the development
of nursing homes throughout the world. While some countries provide high quality care for …