Care of the elderly and occupational health for staff in local nursing homes: quality issues.
Describes a questionnaire sent to 11 of the 66 nursing homes in the Brighton Health Authority to compare the quality of care provided. These homes care for 242 patients (representing 13 per cent of the 1,728 places in Brighton nursing homes). Questions dealt with residential environment, occupational health, care and control of medicines, clerical services, procedures for prevention and control of infection, etc. Results are discussed and recommendations for further improvements made.
Patrick
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East Sussex Health Authority, Brighton, UK.
Bennett
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D000368:Aged; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006302:Health Services Research; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce