According to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), one element of performance by which a hospital’s environment of care is measured is that “the hospital controls access to and egress from security-sensitive areas, as...
Preventing Stress-Related Behaviours in Care of Older People The best vantage point for understanding behaviour is from the internal reference frame of the individual himself- Rogers (1951) When caring for a person with dementia who is having difficulty...
“The majority of care staff were generally unaware of best practice guidance and some felt their knowledge was insufficient or they didn’t have enough time to be able to give the care they wanted to.” Care Commission and Mental Welfare Commission joint report on the...
Violence in the Hospital as a Sentinel Event/Near Miss The Joint Commission has identified that violence and aggression in healthcare settings has significant potential to undermine the operations of healthcare facilities. Once considered safe havens, health care...
