GSC Infrastructure

Geriatric social care agencies, facilities infrastructure/institutions regulatory

National Benchmark

Minimum Standards for Geriatric Social Care Settings and Training Facilities in Nigeria (2024)

Importance of Standard Setting in Long-Term Care for Healthy Ageing

The necessity of standard setting in the long-term care setting has become widely recognized in recent times. It is essential to adhere to standards and ensure that care agencies and training facilities adhere to set criteria to maintain healthy ageing for residents in care facilities.

Establishing National Benchmarks and Minimum Standards for Geriatric Social Care and Training in Nigeria

Guiding the Continuous Improvement of Elder Care Settings, Staffing, and Caregiver Training

National Benchmark

Minimum Standards for Geriatric Social Care Settings and Training Facilities in Nigeria (2024)

Importance of Standard Setting in Long-Term Care for Healthy Ageing

Establishing National Benchmarks and Minimum Standards for Geriatric Social Care and Training in Nigeria

Guiding the Continuous Improvement of Elder Care Settings, Staffing, and Caregiver Training

National Benchmark

Minimum Standards for Geriatric Social Care Settings and Training Facilities in Nigeria (2024)

Importance of Standard Setting in Long-Term Care for Healthy Ageing

Establishing National Benchmarks and Minimum Standards for Geriatric Social Care and Training in Nigeria

Guiding the Continuous Improvement of Elder Care Settings, Staffing, and Caregiver Training

NATIONAL BENCHMARK AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ACCREDITATION

Of GSC Settings and Training Facilities in Nigeria

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NATIONAL BENCHMARK AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ACCREDITATION

Of GSC Settings and Training Facilities in Nigeria

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NATIONAL BENCHMARK AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ACCREDITATION

Of GSC Settings and Training Facilities in Nigeria

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Long-Term Care Options for Older Adults

Types of Care Settings for Older People in Nigeria

Types of Care Settings

Agency Care Model (Home based care and Commuty extention service support)

Health and social services by formal and informal caregivers in the homes of the recipients.

Community Based Care

Care/services that the older people can access nearest to home, which encourages participation by people (e.g., Community Health Influencer and Promoter Services (CHIPS) agent and Community Health and Social Care Extension Workers-CHEWs), responds to the needs of people, encourages traditional community life and creates responsibilities and linkages/referral.

Institutional Care

Model Seniors Care Centers for Community, Local Government Areas/Area Councils, States and FCT and the Federal Government, intermediate care facilities, nursing homes, assisted living, hospice

Standard Operating Procedures For Care Facilities

This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is created to achieve the best possible outcomes for all individuals, families and care workers who use, work or visit the facility.

We have outlined the required criteria in the document linked below:

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Quality Assurance For Domicilary Agencies

This National Policy Guidelines on quality assurance in geriatric social care consists of the following seventeen (17) policy elements and their corresponding National Senior Citizens Centre Regulatory Framework and Standard Operation Procedures underpinning these elements. This framework specifies the standards providing degrees of excellence to be pursued–that every Care Setting must meet. Regulators will

We have outlined the GSC quality assurance framework for domicilary care agencies in the document linked below:

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Long-Term Care Options for Older Adults

Quality Assurance Assesors ( QAA) Certification for Training Providers' Accreditation

Introduction

These checklists specify requirements for quality and competency aimed to develop and improve home care services to raise quality to established national standards. Recognition is provided using a five-star tiered approach, based on an on-site audit of home operating services, practices, and performances. The checklists score will correspond to the number of stars awarded to a home.

Home certification is an effective means to:

Determine if a home can provide services according to the best practice

Determine if the home is capable of delivering and adhering to good practices

Identify areas for improvement

Methods relevant for home certification

Document Review

Inspectors should complete this document using the methods below to evaluate home operations per checklist items and to document findings in details.

Document Review

Inspectors should complete this document using the methods below to evaluate home operations per checklist items and to document findings in details.

Document Review

Inspectors should complete this document using the methods below to evaluate home operations per checklist items and to document findings in details.

Operational Observation

Inspectors should review relevant home documents to verify that the home quality manual, policies, Statement of Purpose (SOP) and other manuals (e.g., safety manual) are complete, current, accurate and regularly reviewed.

Operational Observation

Interview and Inquiry

Observe operations to ensure home services follow written policies and procedures. Deficiencies and nonconformities identified are adequately investigated and resolved within the established time frame.

Interview and Inquiry

Nonconformity Identification and Resolution

Ask open-ended questions to clarify documentation seen and observations made. Ask questions like, “show me how…” or “tell me about…” It is often not necessary to ask all the checklist questions verbatim.