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Which residential care facilities are delivering inadequate care? — a simple case-finding questionnaire
Author(s)	Marie-France Dubois, Gina Bravo, Michèle Charpentier
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 20, no 3, Fall 2001
Pages	pp 339-356
Keywords	Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Management [care] ; Performance ; Evaluation ; Canada.
Annotation	A case-finding tool identifying residential care homes providing inadequate care to impaired older people was developed. Its validity was assessed using data from a recent study of 80 homes in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. For this study, managers were interviewed for information about themselves and their residence, while quality of care was assessed with the QUALCARE Scale for each of 301 residents. Multivariate regression analyses helped develop a short questionnaire that can be completed during a telephone interview with the manager. With 85% sensitivity and 65% specificity in identifying homes delivering inadequate care, this case finding questionnaire is simple, inexpensive and shows good evidence of validity. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011126210 A
Classmark	KW: LHB: QA: 5H: 4C: 7S
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