Accreditation Bulletin #1 – The 5 “Ws” – BEE Prepared!
BULLETIN #1 – ACCREDITATION – THE 5 ‘Ws’
WHY
We want to BEE the best! Being accredited allows Menno Place to be measured against world class evidenced based health care standards. The goal is to provide the best healthcare and services to our residents so we can do what we do best: care for and improve lives.
WHEN
Save the Date: Oct 17th to Oct 21st, 2022
These are the dates the Accreditation surveyors will be on site. Preparation is already underway and will continue until then. Stay connected by attending your team huddles, reading the https://mennoplacestaff.com/ updates, and participating in the fun events to come.
WHERE
Onsite at Menno Home and Menno Hospital in all areas of care, services, and support.
Will you BEE prepared?
WHO
Accreditation Canada (AC) is an independent, non-government, not-for-profit organization affiliated with Health Standards Organization (HSO), located in Ottawa, Ontario. AC is committed to inspiring people to make positive change that improves the quality of health and social services in Canada and around the world. HSO develops world-class and evidence-based standards, assessment programs, and quality improvement solutions. AC and HSO use a People-centered care philosophy and approach to setting its standards and guiding the accreditation process.
WHAT
The Accreditation Tool is organized into six chapters:
Chapter 1: Governance and Leadership
Addresses criteria assessed by governing bodies and/or leadership teams and defines the standards under which the organization or LTC home’s management operates.
Chapter 2: Delivery of Care Models
Addresses thematic areas related to team management, talent development, work-life, information management, quality improvement and delivery of virtual health services.
Chapter 3: Emergency Disaster Management
Addresses emergency, disaster, and outbreak management, focusing on reducing risk and being prepared to respond to and recover from an emergency, disaster or outbreak that occurs inside or outside of the organization.
Chapter 4: Infection Prevention and Control
Addresses organizational infection prevention and control (IPC) practices that promote a collaborative approach in providing safe and reliable services and preventing transmission of pathogens and health care-associated infections.
Chapter 5: Medication Management
Addresses organizational medication management practices that promote a collaborative approach in providing safe and reliable services.
Chapter 6: Residents’ Care Experience
Focuses on ensuring the needs of LTC home residents are met by providing safe and quality individualized care from competent teams.
These chapters are further broken down into eight quality dimensions that all play a part in providing safe, high-quality care.
- Population focus: Work with my community to anticipate and meet our needs
- Accessibility: Give me timely and equitable services
- Safety: Keep me sage
- Work-life: Take care of those who take care of me
- Client-centred services: Partner with me and my family in our care
- Continuity of services: Coordinate my care across the continuum
- Appropriateness: Do the right think to achieve the best results
- Efficiency: Make the best use of resources
Watch for these themes to come in future bulletins.
