The NJ SEED project: evaluation of an innovative initiative for ethics training in nursing homes.

Objectives: This article reports the results of an evaluation of the New Jersey Stein Ethics Education and Development (NJ SEED) project--a statewide initiative to create, organize and educate a statewide network of regional long-term care ethics committees. The main focus of the evaluation was to measure utilization of the committees, describe how facilities have benefited from the project, and identify potential barriers to the use of this resource.

Methods: Based on administrative records from the NJ SEED project, 225 facilities were identified and asked to complete a facility survey.