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- Title
A journey to improve oral care with best practices in long-term care.
- Authors
McKeown, L. Lynda; Woodbeck, Heather H.; Lloyd, Monique
- Abstract
Between January 2010 and July 2011, a registered dental hygienist and Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) best practice coordinator set out on a journey to improve the outcomes of oral care for residents in a long-term care (LTC) home in rural Ontario. Using evidence-based oral care resources developed by the RNAO, the quality improvement team created an education intervention for LTC staff and monitored their progress in providing oral care to the residents. The initiative was marginally successful in achieving its primary objective of improving oral care but this outcome was negligible in light of other oral/dental health issues and documentation discrepancies. This article shares findings and discusses challenges encountered along this quality improvement journey, and suggests next steps to improve the delivery of oral care for residents of LTC homes.
- Subjects
ONTARIO; GERIATRIC dentistry; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CORPORATE culture; DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT aftercare; MEDICAL personnel; NURSING home employees; HEALTH outcome assessment; PROFESSIONS; QUALITY assurance; RURAL conditions; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2014, Vol 48, Issue 2, p57
- ISSN
1712-171X
- Publication type
Article