TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Accreditation and resident safety in Ontario long-term care homes
JO  - Healthcare quarterly
A1  - McDonald, Shawna M.
A1  - Wagner, Laura M.
A1  - Gruneir, Andrea
SP  - 54
EP  - 59
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine if accreditation is associated with better resident safety processes and outcomes in 587 Ontario long-term care (LTC) homes. A second area of interest is whether LTC home characteristics influence pursuit of accreditation. <br><br>FINDINGS: Out of five safety areas examined, accreditation was only associated with a lower occurrence of falls. Three of four organizational characteristics examined (facility ownership, chain membership and location) were predictors of facility accreditation. IMPLICATIONS: To prevent inequalities in organizations' ability to pursue accreditation, policymakers may need to consider new initiatives that reduce barriers for LTC homes that lack sufficient resources.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1710-2774
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -