Evaluation of care for the aged: a multipurpose guide

Rebecca Bergman*, Hava Golander

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

There is a growing recognition of the need to evaluate quality of care. As the aged are a particularly vulnerable group, often dependent on care‐givers for their remaining years, it is important to control related services. An interdisciplinary workgroup prepared a tool which lists cues to be considered in determining the quality of care for the aged in ambulatory services, home care programmes, short‐and long‐term institutions. The cues fall into six domains: physical environment, psychosocial environment, basic personal care, health care, family involvement and manpower. The tool can be used by clients and families for selecting placement for care; by caregivers in choosing or remaining in a place of work; by those administratively responsible for care, such as supervisors, or licensing bodies for controlling performance and policy; and by other involved persons, such as educators, researchers, volunteers or funding agencies for their specific purposes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)203-210
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Advanced Nursing
Volume7
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1982

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