Public reporting of quality indicators for long-term care in Europe has the potential to play a key role in driving improvements

How do European countries differ in helping older people choose a care home, and what is the impact of the public reporting of quality information? In a comparative study of six European countries, Ricardo Rodrigues and Andrea E. Schmidt explain that public reporting is still a far from well-established mechanism to guide the selection of care homes, and user choice often remains limited in practice.