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Nicolas Biard1

  • 1Ehpad Les Jardins de Medicis, 20, rue de Changis, 77160 Provins, France.

Soins; La Revue De Reference Infirmiere
|October 28, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Internal and external audits in nursing homes are quality improvement tools, but their effectiveness varies. Evolving medicalization and risk policies necessitate adapting these audits to better suit nursing home contexts.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Healthcare Management
  • Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Nursing home quality management relies on internal/external audits.
  • Audit effectiveness is context-dependent and influenced by management.
  • Nursing homes face evolving medicalization and hospital-like risk prevention policies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utility of current audit methods in nursing homes.
  • To explore the need for adapting audit strategies to specific nursing home environments.
  • To align audit practices with the changing landscape of elder care and risk management.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current internal and external audit practices in nursing homes.
  • Analysis of the impact of management and context on audit outcomes.
  • Assessment of the applicability of evolving healthcare guidelines to nursing home audits.

Main Results:

  • Audit methods are valuable but not always tailored to nursing home specifics.
  • Significant variation exists in audit quality based on facility management.
  • Current trends indicate a shift towards hospital-style medicalization and risk management in nursing homes.

Conclusions:

  • Internal/external audits remain essential for nursing home quality improvement.
  • Adaptation of audit methodologies is crucial to address the unique needs of nursing homes.
  • Future audit strategies should integrate evolving medical and risk management protocols relevant to elder care.
Keywords:
auditevaluationnursing homequalityqualitéétablissement d’hébergement pour personnes âgées dépendantesévaluation

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