title: Institutions for the elderly operating without a license: quality of care and the surveillance process.
abstract: In 1992, Israel's Services for the Aged identified private institutions for the elderly operating illegally, which are notorious for poor quality. This article presents the findings of screening visits in 97 "pirate" institutions, as part of a plan to improve surveillance, and evaluates the outcomes as a measure of the effectiveness of intervention. Although a high proportion of deficiencies was found, some institutions showed a significant ability to correct them.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fleishman
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Holzer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mandelson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mizrahi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bar-Giora
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yuz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000592:standards; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004552:Elder Abuse; D016520:Entrepreneurship; D016852:Housing for the Elderly / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008004:Licensure; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D011635:Public Health Administration; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D017749:Total Quality Management