Patient Safety Culture in Assisted Living: Staff Perceptions and Association with State Regulations.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine perceptions of patient safety culture (PSC) among assisted living (AL) administrators and direct care workers (DCWs), and their associations with state regulations.

Design

We conducted a survey using the PSC instrument developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality. Secondary data on ALs and residents were derived from the Medicare Master Beneficiary Summary Files. Other data sources were the Area Health Resource Files, a previously compiled national AL directory, and the US census. Data on state AL regulations were available from a prior study.

Setting and participants

Participants included administrators and DCWs working in assisted living communities serving Medicare beneficiary residents.

Methods

We employed exploratory fact

SUBMITTER: Temkin-Greener H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9742293 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature