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Measuring the quality of long-term care
Author(s)Juliette Malley
Journal titleEurohealth, vol 16, no 2, 2010
PublisherEuropean Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, 2010
Pagespp 1-24
Sourcehttp://www2.lse.ac.uk/LSEHealthAndSocialCare/publi...
KeywordsServices ; Health services ; Care homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Long term ; Evaluation ; Europe ; Cross national surveys.
AnnotationSpecial focus section featuring an editorial followed by seven articles looking at ways of measuring the quality of long-term care of older people across different European countries. The papers, which cover both residential care and care in the community, follow on from an expert meeting on `Measuring the Quality of Long Term Care' held at the London School of Economics and Political Science on 21 May 2010. Topics include: long term home and hospice care in Hungary; improving the quality of long term care in Germany; institutional care in Finland; quality of care assurance in the Netherlands; the United States experience of care quality; safeguarding quality of care in Austria; and measuring the quality of long term care in England. (JL).
Accession NumberCPA-111020009
ClassmarkI: L: KW: KX: 4Q: 4C: 74: 3K

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