Quality Assurance in Long-Term Care and Development of Quality Indicators in Japan

Dealing with an aging society is a global challenge, and more countries than ever before are now mobilizing their healthcare systems to provide high-quality long-term care (LTC) to older adults. This paper reviews the current situation pertaining to aging and the issues for measuring the LTC quality...

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Main Authors: Ayumi Igarashi PhD, RN, Sameh Eltaybani PhD, Manami Takaoka MHS, RN, Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe PhD, RN, Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani PhD, RN, GNP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-11-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420975320