Nursing Homes are charged with providing quality care to all of their residents. They are monitored by the state and federal agencies for the type of care they are giving to patients. Nursing Home standards have been raised and a tool which identifies quality indicators was developed by HCFA to monitor nursing home residents care. Quality indicators are markers that point to either the presence or absence of potentially poor care practices or outcomes. Some indicators will identify health or functional conditions that may increase or decrease the residents chance of developing a specific conditions. Quality indicators is a useful tool for facilities to implement performance improvement initiatives when the indicators are suggestive of a potential or actual problem. There are 24 quality indicators and t
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