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Encourage caregivers to report safety concerns Not only should home care staff members be alert to patient safety concerns, they also should make sure family members and other caregivers are able to report safety concerns to agency staff members, according to the new goal set for home care agencies in the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization’s 2006 National Patient Safety Goals. The goal states that agencies should “encourage the active involvement of patients and their families in the patient’s care as a patient safety strategy.”

JCAHO announces 2006 patient safety goals