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Strategies for improving nursing home care: a research roundtable.
D Brannon1, M A Smyer, M D Cohn
1College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
The Journal of Long Term Care Administration
|January 1, 1992
Summary
This study highlights the complex challenges within nursing homes, focusing on staff roles and leadership. Effective supervision and collaboration are crucial for improving care quality and organizational practices in long-term care.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Science
- Healthcare Management
- Long-Term Care Administration
Background:
- Nursing homes face conflicting societal expectations impacting staff.
- Non-professional staff play a critical, often unsupervisable, role in care delivery.
Framework:
- Identified three key themes: societal expectations, non-professional staff roles, and leadership impact.
- Recognizes nursing homes as complex organizations with variable internal processes.
Implementation:
- Research emphasizes the reinforcement power of supervision and leadership for positive change.
- Highlights the need for broad-based practitioner-researcher collaborations.
Implications:
- Findings have implications for policy and practice in nursing home management.
- Organizational research methods can identify best practices for improved resident care.
- Enriches the knowledge base of long-term care administration through contemporary reconsideration of organizational structures and processes.