title: A security/safety survey of long term care facilities.
abstract: What are the major security/safety problems of long term care facilities? What steps are being taken by some facilities to mitigate such problems? Answers to these questions can be found in a survey of IAHSS members involved in long term care security conducted for the IAHSS Long Term Care Security Task Force. The survey, the author points out, focuses primarily on long term care facilities operated by hospitals and health systems. However, he believes, it does accurately reflect the security problems most long term facilities face, and presents valuable information on security systems and practices which should be also considered by independent and chain operated facilities.
authors.affiliation: Corporate Protection & Parking Services, Interior Health Authority, Kelowna, British Columbia.
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Acorn
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000592:standards*; D012637:Security Measures