In this assignment, you will be researching dimensions of
quality and safety in healthcare, specifically long-term care, and
how various industries can apply these concepts to improve
operations.
● Using the Medicare Nursing Home Compare website, research one nursing home that displays a low level of quality as indicated by their Five Star Rating* ○ The nursing home should display a low level of quality (-2 star rating) ○ The nursing home should display a low level of safety
● Provide a general overview of the nursing home (e.g., name,
location, bed size, ownership, etc.)
● Discuss the quality
performance of the nursing home as evident by its most recent
health care inspection (e.g., deficiencies, citations, financial
penalties, etc.). This can be accomplished by thoroughly reading
the nursing home's statement of deficiencies and plan of action to
correct quality deficiencies (CMS Form 2567).
● Discuss the safety
performance of the nursing home as evident by its most recent life
safety inspection (e.g., life safety citations, financial
penalties, etc.). This can be accomplished by thoroughly reading
the nursing home's life safety code statement of deficiencies and
plan of action.
● Discuss appropriate techniques that you would use
to improve quality in the nursing home.
● Discuss appropriate
techniques that you would use to improve safety in the nursing
home.
● Be sure to include details about the deficiencies that you
found.
● Report your findings by using one (1) of the methods below:
3-4 page paper excluding front and back matter (APA standards apply).
- You can select any nursing home published on the Medicare Hospital Compare website. To narrow your selection, consider researching nursing homes in your community, previous places of residence, employers, competitors, or even a nursing home you would like to network with someday. References: http://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS-Forms/CMS-Forms/downloads/cms2567.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nnhs.htm