title: A quality assessment and improvement system for long-term care.
abstract: This article describes a model quality assessment and improvement system for long-term care facilities and outlines ongoing research and pilot-testing of its component parts. The model is based on six guiding principles identified as appropriate for the long-term care industry and four highly interrelated key functions of quality assessment.
authors.affiliation: American Health Care Association, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Case
mesh_terms: D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006302:Health Services Research; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States