An International Definition for “Nursing Home”

• Published in: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 181 - 184
• Main Authors: Sanford, Angela M., MD, Orrell, Martin, FRCPsych, PhD, Tolson, Debbie, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), RGN, FRCN, Abbatecola, Angela Marie, MD, PhD, Arai, Hidenori, MD, PhD, Bauer, Juergen M., MD, PhD, Cruz-Jentoft, Alfonso J., MD, PhD, Dong, Birong, MD, Ga, Hyuk, MD, PhD, Goel, Ashish, MD, Hajjar, Ramzi, MD, Holmerova, Iva, MD, PhD, Katz, Paul R., MD, CMD, Koopmans, Raymond T.C.M., MD, PhD, Rolland, Yves, MD, PhD, Visvanathan, Renuka, PhD, Woo, Jean, MD, Morley, John E., MB, BCh, Vellas, Bruno, MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-03-2015
• Subjects: care home; Female; Geriatrics - organization & administration; Humans; Internal Medicine; Internationality; long-term care; Long-Term Care - organization & administration; Male; Medical Education; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing home definition; Nursing Homes - classification; Quality of Health Care; Risk Assessment; Nursing home definition; care home; long-term care
• ISSN: 1525-8610; 1538-9375
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.12.013

Abstract There is much ambiguity regarding the term “nursing home” in the international literature. The definition of a nursing home and the type of assistance provided in a nursing home is quite varied by country. The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics and AMDA foundation developed a survey to assist with an international consensus on the definition of “nursing home.”