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Patient safety culture in assisted living: staff perceptions and association with state regulations.
November 30, 2022
Temkin-Greener H, Mao Y, McGarry B, et al. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022;23(12):1997-2002.e3.
Long-term care facilities can struggle with establishing a safety culture. Researchers in this study adapted the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey to assess patient safety culture in assisted living facilities. Findings show that direct care workers had significantly worse perceptions of patient safety culture (including nonpunitive responses to mistakes, management support for resident safety, and teamwork) compared to administrators. A PSNet perspective discusses how to change safety culture.
