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Complaints in long-term care facilities for older persons: Why residents do not give ‘free advice’

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  • Bomhoff, Manja
  • Friele, Roland

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In health care policies, the right to complain is presented as a key patient right. Complaints are also seen as a potential vehicle for quality improvement. However, in long-term care facilities for older persons in the Netherlands, relatively few complaints are registered.

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  • Bomhoff, Manja & Friele, Roland, 2017. "Complaints in long-term care facilities for older persons: Why residents do not give ‘free advice’," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 121(1), pages 75-81.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:121:y:2017:i:1:p:75-81
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.11.007
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