Product Description
Are you challenged with ensuring that your policies and procedures (P&Ps) comply with Joint Commission standards? Joint Commission Resources’ 2025 PolicySource Nursing Care Center and Assisted Living Community is a collection of sample P&Ps organized by and correlated to Joint Commission standards or elements of performance that require a written policy, plan, or set of procedures. You can download the P&Ps as Microsoft Word files to make it easy to customize them for your organization.
The 2025 e-book features new and revised emergency management and infection prevention and control P&Ps, as well as introductory material that explains the following:
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Why P&Ps are critical and how best to develop and manage them
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When a P&P is required by The Joint Commission
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The role of P&Ps in quality improvement and safety of individuals served
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How to improve and create consistent P&Ps across departments or sites
Setting: Organizations accredited under the Nursing Care Center Accreditation Program or the Assisted Living Community Program
Key Audience:
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Accreditation professionals
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Leaders and administrators responsible for developing, managing, updating, and communicating P&Ps
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Performance improvement specialists
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Medication safety officers
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Patient safety officers
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Human resources professionals