The calculation of quality indicators for long term care facilities in 8 countries (SHELTER project).

Background: Performance indicators in the long term care sector are important to evaluate the efficiency and quality of care delivery. We are, however, still far from being able to refer to a common set of indicators at the European level.We therefore demonstrate the calculation of Long Term Care Facility Quality Indicators (LTCFQIs) from data of the European Services and Health for Elderly in Long TERm Care (SHELTER) project.

Patient depression and caregiver attitudes: results from The AgeD in HOme Care study.

Background: The present cross-sectional study was aimed to evaluate the association between care recipient depression and caregiver attitudes.

Methods: Data were from The AgeD in HOme Care project, a study enrolling subjects aged >or=65 years receiving home care in Europe. Depression was diagnosed as a score >or=3 on the MDS Depression Rating Scale.