Developing a method to evaluate the effectiveness of accident prevention measures and risk management activities in long-term care facilities

我们讨论了一种评估日本长期护理机构风险管理活动有效性的方法。我们发现，在实施以下措施后，这些护理机构的与工作相关的事故数量有所下降：风险经理对事故风险进行分类，并使用我们开发的评估表根据事故类型定期对其进行评估。风险管理人还同样评价了所采取的预防措施的有效性。我们研究了向这些设施的所有者发送的报告和从这些设施的所有者收到的反馈以及与该计划有关的工作人员通信。通过综合这些观点，我们得出结论，评估方案在降低此类设施的事故风险方面是有效的。

We discuss a method to evaluate the effectiveness of risk management activities in long-term care facilities for the elderly in Japan. We discovered that the numbers of work-related accidents at these care facilities decreased after the following measures were implemented : A risk manager categorized accident risks and evaluated them according to the type of accident on a regular basis, by using the evaluation sheet that we had developed. The risk manager also similarly evaluated the effectiveness of the preventive measures adopted. We studied the reports sent to and feedback received from the owners of these facilities and the staff communications regarding this program. By consolidating these views, we concluded that the evaluation program was effective in lowering accident risks in such facilities.