Collaborative capacity and patient-centered care in the Veterans' Health Administration Community Living Centers.

Introduction: Previous research in acute care settings has shown that collaborative capacity, defined as the way providers collaborate as equal team members, can be improved by the ways in which an organization supports its staff and teams. This observational cross-sectional study examines the association between collaborative capacity and supportive organizational context, supervisory support, and person-centered care in nursing homes to determine if similar relationships exist.

Methods: We adapted the Care Coordination Survey for nursing homes and administered it to clinical staff in 20 VA Community Living Centers.