How to Scale Up Quality and Safety Program with the Home Care Accreditation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The growing number of older people and the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases highlight the need for the integration between social and health services. To ensure high quality home care, common and consistent standards are essential. Our aim is to develop a validated accreditation tool for home care.

Description

An integrated home care accreditation tool was developed including 26 standards and 144 items divided into six domains: Organization&Governance, Patient Safety&Risk Management, Professionals knowledge, Skills&Competences, Information&Communication, Care Integration, and Improvement&Innovation. Expert evaluation was conducted between August and November 2019; relevance and feasibility (RF) and expert agreement were analyzed.

Discussion

SUBMITTER: Brunelli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8896250 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature