Employees' perceptions of patient safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes and home care services.

There are differences in perceptions of patient safety culture between nursing homes and home care services. Staffing is important for patient safety perceptions in both health care services. In home care, teamwork seems to be a significant contributing factor to patient safety, and building sound teams with mutual trust and collaboration should therefore be an essential part of managers' work with patient safety. In nursing homes, the main focus when building a good patient safety culture should be on open communication, ensuring that staff's ideas and suggestions are valued.