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Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2022 - Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes Resource: Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes This resource addresses infection control and prevention in nursing homes, highlighting screening and monitoring, testing and resp…

Best Practices To Help Nursing Home Residents and Their Families To Reduce the Impact of Social Isolation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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August 01, 2022 - Best Practices To Help Nursing Home Residents and Their Families To Reduce the Impact of Social Isolation Resource: Best Practices To Help Nursing Home Residents and Their Families To Reduce the Impact of Social Isolation This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and families balan…

Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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April 01, 2022 - Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19 Resource: Long-Term Care Facilities in the Context of COVID-19 This infection prevention and control course for long-term care facilities consists of four training modules that address infection prevention and control measures to support long-term care f…

Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Point of Care Testing Reporting Tool Frequently Asked Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2022 - Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Point of Care Testing Reporting Tool Frequently Asked Questions Resource: Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 Point of Care Testing Reporting Tool Frequently Asked Questions This document provides answers and visual guides to Frequently Asked Questions concerning the National H…

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Prevention Process Measures Surveillance Protocol for Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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April 01, 2022 - National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Prevention Process Measures Surveillance Protocol for Long-Term Care Facilities Resource: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Prevention Process Measures Surveillance Protocol for Long-term Care Facilities This document presents information about the CDC’s Heal…

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) COVID-19 Module Enrollment Refresher | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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April 01, 2022 - National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) COVID-19 Module Enrollment Refresher Resource: National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) COVID-19 Module Enrollment Refresher This module contains enrollment refresher information about the National Healt…

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Preparedness Checklist for Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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April 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Preparedness Checklist for Long-Term Care Facilities Resource: COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Preparedness Checklist for Long-Term Care Facilities This preparedness checklist consists of several elements that are crucial for preparing long-term care fa…

COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers Resource: COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers To help share clear consistent, and credible information about COVID-19 vaccines, nursing home leadership can use this toolkit for communicating with staff which includes newsl…

Frontline Health Care Workers Survey | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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September 01, 2021 - Frontline Health Care Workers Survey Resource: Frontline Health Care Workers Survey (PDF, 3.3 MB) The partnership survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Washington Post examines the experiences and attitudes of frontline healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic. This report highlights f…

Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents Resource: Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents This resource discusses resident well-being and describes the mental impacts of social isolation and includes signs of depression and anxiety. It …

Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2021 - Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis Resource: Compassionate Care Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis (PDF, 85.5 KB) This resource provides guidance on compassionate care during COVID-19, including a checklist to assess a provider's ability to deliver end-of-life care and information on supporting the…

Considerations for Interpreting Antigen Tests in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - Considerations for Interpreting Antigen Tests in Nursing Homes Resource: Considerations for Interpreting Antigen Tests in Nursing Homes This document guides the interpretation of results when antigen tests are used in the following circumstances: testing of symptomatic residents and healthcare professionals…

COVID-19 Considerations for Long-Term Care Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Considerations for Long-Term Care Facilities Resource: COVID-19 Considerations for Long-Term Care Facilities This toolkit is a compilation of considerations for long-term care facilities based on lessons learned during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic accompanied by resources to inform pl…

All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Home—Events Related to Infections | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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April 01, 2022 - All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Home—Events Related to Infections Resource: All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Home—Events Related to Infections This document is a section of the All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package. It provides a description and list of successful practices of…

A Guide to Promoting Healthcare Workforce Well-Being During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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July 01, 2021 - A Guide to Promoting Healthcare Workforce Well-Being During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Resource: A Guide to Promoting Healthcare Workforce Well-Being During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic This guide provides ideas and lessons learned to improve the well-being of the healthcare workforce, including act…

Are You Working to Help People Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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May 01, 2022 - Are You Working to Help People Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic? Resource: Are You Working to Help People Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic? This flyer highlights key Psychological First Aid concepts and resources disaster responders and outreach workers may use when assisting individuals affected by the p…

Addressing the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers: Learning From a Systematic Review of Early Interventions for Frontline Responders | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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June 01, 2022 - Addressing the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers: Learning From a Systematic Review of Early Interventions for Frontline Responders Resource: Addressing the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers: Learning From a Systematic Review of Early Interventions for Frontline Respo…

79. Treatment Recommendations: Counseling (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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October 01, 2014 - 79. Treatment Recommendations: Counseling (Continued) Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Text version of slide presentation. Screening and Assessment Screen for Tobacco Use Recommendation: All patients should be asked if they use tobacco and should have their tobacco-use status document…

TeamSTEPPS 2.0 for LTC - Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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February 01, 2021 - TeamSTEPPS 2.0 for LTC - Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety Resource: TeamSTEPPS 2.0 for LTC - Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety This website provides an evidence-based set of teamwork tools aimed at optimizing patient outcomes by improving …

Project Firstline Factsheet | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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April 01, 2022 - Project Firstline Factsheet Resource: Project Firstline Factsheet This fact sheet provides foundational knowledge of infection control protocols and procedures to prevent the spread of infectious disease threats—including COVID-19. It also provides information on how to implement infection control protoco…

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