文档介绍：The Public Policy Institute, formed in 1985, is part of the Policy and Strategy Group of AARP. One of the missions of the Institute is to foster research and analysis on public policy issues of interest to older Americans. This pa per represents part of that effort. The views expressed herein are for informati on, debate, and discussion and do not necessarily represent formal policies of AARP. ? 2007, AARP. Reprinting with permission only. AARP, 601 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20049 #2007-05 February 2007 Quality Assurance for Long-Term Care: The Experiences of England, Australia, Germany and Japan by Joshua M. Wiener, ., RTI International Project Director Co-Authors: Jane Tilly, . Anna Howe, . Colleen Doyle, . Alison Evans Cuellar, . John Campbell, . Naoki Ikegami, ., . i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors gratefully acknowledge the help of the many experts and government officials, as well as representatives of provider and consumer organizations in Englan d, Australia, Germany, and Japan, who provided information for this paper. This research would not have been possible without their generous help. Joshua M. Wiener , ., provided overall di rection for the paper. Joshua Wiener and Jane Tilly, ., had prim ary responsibility for the overview paper and edited the individual countr y reports. Joshua Wiener had prim ary responsibility for the report on England. Christine O’Keeffe provi ded excellent research assistan ce for the England report. Anna I. Howe, ., and Colleen Doyle, ., had primar y responsibility for the report on Australia. Alison Evans Cuellar, ., had primary res ponsibility for the report on Germany. John C. Campbell, ., and Naoki Ikegami, ., ., had primary responsibility for the report on Japan. Donald Redfoot of AARP’s Public Policy Institute provided extremely helpful guidance ments throughout the project. This resear ch expresses of the v