"Home care (HC) is an integral component of the ongoing restructuring of healthcare in Canada. Its continuing growth as a care option is accompanied by an increasing awareness of unique issues related to client safety in the HC context. The occurrence of an adverse event (AE) is a safety issue that has been well documented with respect to patients in acute care settings; however, there are only limited data available about safety problems experienced by clients in HC settings. The Safety at Home study was initiated to address this knowledge gap"--page 4.
Authors
Doran, Diane, Lang, Ariella, Blais, Régis, MacDonald, Marilyn, Baker, G. Ross, Hirdes, John P, Harrison, Margaret B
- ISBN
- 9781926541563
- Pages
- 36
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
