Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture

Table B-5. Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Work Area

Patient Safety Culture Composites	Work Area
Patient Safety Culture Composites	Alzheimer's/ Dementia Unit	Many/ No Specific Area or Unit	Rehab Unit	Skilled Nursing Unit
# Nursing Homes	157	224	147	216
# Respondents	956	6,641	938	2,977
1. Overall Perceptions of Resident Safety	85%	86%	85%	87%
2. Feedback & Communication About Incidents	84%	84%	83%	82%
3. Supervisor Expectations & Actions Promoting Resident Safety	77%	79%	82%	76%
4. Organizational Learning	72%	72%	71%	71%
5. Management Support for Resident Safety	67%	69%	71%	66%
6. Training & Skills	72%	71%	68%	71%
7. Compliance With Procedures	65%	63%	63%	67%
8. Teamwork	64%	63%	65%	63%
9. Handoffs	60%	61%	59%	57%
10. Communication Openness	53%	56%	59%	52%
11. Nonpunitive Response to Error	52%	52%	48%	52%
12. Staffing	49%	52%	49%	52%
Average Across Composites	67%	67%	67%	66%

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Page last reviewed October 2014
Page originally created August 2011

Internet Citation: Table B-5. Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Work Area. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/2011/nhsurv11tabb5.html