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The uniqueness of Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) needs to be maintained as their services are extended. Learning from the market, the demographics of the immediate area, and the changing needs of older persons is the first step towards strategic expansion. CCRCs need to advocate for health, independence, and care continuity in a person-centered manner. The SQUIRE 2.0 framework fosters responsible expansion through contextual awareness, theory-guided interventions, and careful evaluation (Ogrinc et al., 2015). Adapting expansion plans to the surrounding area's values, interests, and needs facilitates scaling and sustaining healthcare ecosystems.
One of the most critical aspects of a CCRC's growth plan must be developing successful, not competing, relationships with the hospital and other long-term care organizations. Partnerships with local hospitals, university programs, and telemedicine providers may enhance specialist care and reduce hospital readmissions without compromising the CCRC's goal. Using external knowledge and internal autonomy, CCRCs may become major healthcare players. Integrating electronic health records and predictive analytics for resident health monitoring increases operational efficiency and resident outcomes, harmonizing with SQUIRE 2.0's "systems" approach to linked healthcare services (Ogrinc et al., 2015).
Growing without losing its identity requires a solid communication strategy that defines the CCRC. Comprehensive care, resident empowerment, and aging continuity must be promoted in community marketing. Service design should include regular needs assessments and stakeholder input to enhance quality (Brown et al., 2021). It creates a feedback-rich environment where growth attempts match resident and community expectations. Transparency in decision-making and resident and family participation in governance committees may strengthen community ownership and reduce alienation as the organization grows.
The importance of ethical considerations in growth cannot be overstated. Expanding too quickly or without enough infrastructure might undermine care quality and staff well-being, breaking quality improvement framework ethics (Ogrinc et al., 2015). Before implementing interventions, CCRCs must consider opportunity costs, such as diverting resources from current programs, and rigorously analyze treatments. Sustainable development must be iterative and led by real-world data, as SQUIRE studies treatments and adapts depending on contextual input. CCRCs may grow while retaining their identity and value to communities by following this balanced, ethical, and data-driven plan.
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Brown, H., Jacobson, S., Cockrell, M., Sutt, J., Allen, K., & Copeland, A. (2021). A Five-Step Stakeholder Communication Plan for More Effective Natural Resource Management. Journal of Extension, 59(Autumn 2021). https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.59.04.06
Ogrinc, G., Davies, L., Goodman, D., Batalden, P., Davidoff, F., & Stevens, D. (2015). Squire 2.0 (Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence): Revised Publication Guidelines From a Detailed Consensus Process. American Journal of Critical Care, 24(6), 466–473. https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2015455
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Adapted from the PICOT Questions Template; Ellen Fineout-Overholt, 2006. This form may be used for educational & research purposes without permission.
Template for Asking PICOT Questions
INTERVENTION
In ____________________(P), how does ____________________ (I) compared to
____________________(C) affect _____________________(O) within ___________(T)?
THERAPY
In __________________(P), what is the effect of __________________(I) compared to
_____________ (C) on ________________(O within _____________(T)?
PROGNOSIS/PREDICTION In ______________ (P), how does ___________________ (I) compared to _____________(C)
influence __________________ (O) over _______________ (T)?
DIAGNOSIS OR DIAGNOSTIC TEST
In ___________________(P) are/is ____________________(I) compared with
_______________________(C) more accurate in diagnosing _________________(O)?
ETIOLOGY
Are____________________ (P), who have ____________________ (I) compared with those
without ____________________(C) at ____________ risk for/of
____________________(O) over ________________(T)?
MEANING
How do _______________________ (P) with _______________________ (I) perceive
_______________________ (O) during ________________(T)?
Adapted from the PICOT Questions Template; Ellen Fineout-Overholt, 2006. This form may be used for educational & research purposes without permission.
Short Definitions of Different Types of Questions Intervention/Therapy: Questions addressing the treatment of an illness or disability. Etiology: Questions addressing the causes or origins of disease (i.e., factors that produce or predispose toward a certain disease or disorder). Diagnosis: Questions addressing the act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation. Prognosis/Prediction: Questions addressing the prediction of the course of a disease. Meaning: Questions addressing how one experiences a phenomenon.
Sample Questions: Intervention: In African-‐American female adolescents with hepatitis B (P), how does acetaminophen (I) compared to ibuprofen (C) affect liver function (O)? Therapy: In children with spastic cerebral palsy (P), what is the effect of splinting and casting(I) compared to constraint-‐ induced therapy (C) on two-‐handed skill development (O)? Prognosis/Prediction: 1) For patients 65 years and older (P), how does the use of an influenza vaccine (I) compared to not received the vaccine (C) influence the risk of developing pneumonia (O) during flu season (T)? 2) In patients who have experienced an acute myocardial infarction (P), how does being a smoker (I) compared to a non-‐smoker (C) influence death and infarction rates (O) during the first 5 years after the myocardial infarction (T)? Diagnosis: In middle-‐aged males with suspected myocardial infarction (P), are serial 12-‐lead ECGs (I) compared to one initial 12-‐lead ECG (C) more accurate in diagnosing an acute myocardial infarction (O)? Etiology: Are 30-‐ to 50-‐year-‐old women (P) who have high blood pressure (I) compared with those without high blood pressure (C) at increased risk for an acute myocardial infarction (O) during the first year after hysterectomy (T)? Meaning: How do young males (P) with a diagnosis of below the waist paralysis (I) perceive their interactions with their romantic significant others (O) during the first year after their diagnosis (T)?
