Unsafe care in residential settings for older adults: a content analysis of accreditation reports.

ABSTRACT: Residents of aged care services can experience safety incidents resulting in preventable serious harm. Accreditation is a commonly used strategy to improve the quality of care; however, narrative information within accreditation reports is not generally analysed as a source of safety information to inform learning. In Australia, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC), the sector regulator, undertakes over 500 accreditation assessments of residential aged care services against eight national standards every year. From these assessments, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission generates detailed Site Audit Reports. In over one-third (37%) of Site Audit Reports, standards relating to Personal and Clinical Care (Standard 3) are not being met. The aim of this study was to ident

SUBMITTER: Hibbert PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10654691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature