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Polly Godwin Welsh1, Eric Kivisto2
1North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. pollyg@nchcfa.org.
Abstract:
Quality in North Carolina's nursing facilities is intertwined in multiple dimensions of person-centered care, evidence-based practice, innovation, pursuit of continued excellence, meaningful relationships, and recognition of choice and autonomy. By striving to excel in their role of providing skilled nursing care for medically related acuity, North Carolina's nursing facilities have been a contributor to the growth of the long-term care continuum, enabling North Carolina to have an extensive and well-developed system of skilled care and home- and community-based service models.
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