Journal article
Examining the Lived Experience of Nursing Home Quality Improvement The Case of a Multifacility Falls Reduction Project
Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.39(9), pp.24-30
09/01/2013
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20130627-02
PMID: 23855327
Abstract
We conducted a case study based on interviews with nursing home employees (staff and management) participating in a falls reduction project to better understand the lived experience of nursing home quality improvement. Our case study was part of an evaluation of an innovative pay-for-performance policy in the state of Minnesota. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 37 nursing home employees from within each of the 13 facilities participating in the successful falls reduction project. Our analysis focused on respondent perceptions of the quality improvement implementation process. Interview respondents noted the importance of organizational flexibility and adaptation to change; communication and connections between residents, family members, and staff; and the importance of input from diverse roles. Importantly, interview respondents noted changes that extended well beyond the domain of falls. Knowledge from this study highlights the experiences of care providers enacting change and potentially informs the development of management and program policies that encourage and reward quality nursing home care.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Examining the Lived Experience of Nursing Home Quality Improvement The Case of a Multifacility Falls Reduction Project
- Creators
- Kathleen Abrahamson - Purdue University SystemHeather Davila - University of MinnesotaChristine Mueller - University of MinnesotaThomas Inui - Indiana UniversityGreg Arling - Indiana University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.39(9), pp.24-30
- Publisher
- Slack Inc
- DOI
- 10.3928/00989134-20130627-02
- PMID
- 23855327
- ISSN
- 0098-9134
- eISSN
- 1938-243X
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- R18HS018464 / AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality 5R18HSO18464 / Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); United States Department of Health & Human Services; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359882102771
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