PROFESSIONAL-TRAINING AS A CONTRIBUTION T O IMPROVE THE QUALITY IN CARE - RESULTS OF AN EMPIRICAL STATISTIC ON THE CURRENT SITUATION AND ONTHE NECESSITY OF CHANGES
S. Kuhnert et R. Gassmann, PROFESSIONAL-TRAINING AS A CONTRIBUTION T O IMPROVE THE QUALITY IN CARE - RESULTS OF AN EMPIRICAL STATISTIC ON THE CURRENT SITUATION AND ONTHE NECESSITY OF CHANGES, Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 30(2), 1997, pp. 109-115
Efforts to improve the quality of care mainly depend on sufficient cap
acities of staff qualifications. Professional training is of primary i
mportance to prepare for new tasks and to reduce educational deficits.
The results of an empirical study carried out by the Federal Departme
nt of Family Affairs and the Kuratorium Deutsche Altershilfe showed th
at legal prerequisites are insufficient and not consensual among the d
ifferent states. The offers of educational programs differ extensively
, the market is changing topically and the teachers' qualifications ca
n be judged as deficient.