Today, healthcare systems are more backed up than ever. There’s a shortage of doctors, nurses, and other clinicians in medical and care facilities. There aren’t enough beds or staff to meet the demand of sick patients. Patients that are fortunate enough to get treated in the hospital often have limited...
Category: Quality of Life
Long-Term Care and Quality of Life
Policies in long-term care facilities tend to focus on technical quality in nursing care rather than on the residents’ quality of life (QoL).1 Lack of attention paid to residents’ QoL can be intensified by understaffing and by resident-to-staff ratios.2 In some facilities, there are...