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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/cdc-project.html
May 01, 2021 - CDC Project First Line Facilitator Toolkit
Resource: CDC Project First Line Facilitator Toolkit
This toolkit has resources and strategies designed to support leaders as they deliver training sessions and help to build a culture of providing safer, higher quality of care.
Source: CDC
Topic(s): Safe Ope…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/cdc-strategies.html
May 01, 2021 - CDC Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages
Resource: CDC Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages
The CDC provides information, recommendations, and national guidance for health care providers on strategies to mitigate staffing shortages.
Source: CDC
Topic(…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/communication-toolkit.html
February 01, 2021 - COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control: Communication Toolkit for Long-term Care Facilities
Resource: COVID-19 infection prevention and control: communication toolkit for long-term care facilities
This communication toolkit contains a series of simplified messages and reminders based on the World Health …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/huddle-tool.html
July 01, 2021 - Huddle Tool
Resource: Huddle Tool
This tool provides guidance for implementing a daily huddle.
Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Topic(s): Safe Operations
Audience(s): Nursing Assistants; Nursing Technicians; Support staff; Clinicians; Clinical Leaders; Managers
Format: PDF
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/learning-guide.html
May 01, 2021 - Learning Guide for Leadership—Strategies To Increase Nursing Home Staff Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccines
Resource: Learning Guide for Leadership—Strategies To Increase Nursing Home Staff Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccines (PDF, 577 KB)
This guide assists nursing home facility leadership with having eff…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/care-of-older-adults.html
July 01, 2021 - COVID-19 Resources: Care of Older Adults
Resource: COVID-19 Resources: Care of Older Adults
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has compiled a list of national resources that provide updated information on COVID-19 and older adults.
Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Topic(s): Patien…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/self-compassion.html
May 01, 2021 - Effective Tools for Practicing Self-Compassion and Self Care in the Time of COVID-19
Resource: Effective Tools for Practicing Self-Compassion and Self Care in the Time of COVID-19 (Video)
This webinar recording provides tools that nurses can use to help maintain mental well-being while facing the ongoing c…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/echo.html
May 01, 2021 - ECHO: Vaccine Conversations with LTC Staff
Resource: ECHO: Vaccine Conversations with LTC Staff
This video provides guidance on how to have conversations to increase vaccine confidence with nursing home staff.
Source: Project ECHO
Topic(s): Vaccination; Leadership & Management
Audience(s): Managers…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/grief-support.html
May 01, 2021 - Grief Support for Staff
Resource: Grief Support for Staff (PDF, 1.7 MB)
This guide shares ideas and strategies for acknowledging grief in long-term care settings.
Source: Palliative Alliance
Topic(s): Staff and Resident Well-being
Audience(s): Clinical Leaders; Managers
Format: PDF
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/prevention-frontline.html
February 01, 2021 - Keep COVID-19 Out! CDC COVID-19 Prevention Messages for Frontline Long-term Care Staff
Resource: Keep COVID-19 Out! CDC COVID-19 Prevention Messages for Frontline Long-term Care Staff (Video)
This video explains key concepts in preventing the spread of COVID 19, including what healthcare staff, vendors, an…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/compassionate-care.html
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…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/improve-covid19-vaccine-uptake.html
July 01, 2021 - Conversation Guide to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
Resource: Conversation Guide to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
The guide helps healthcare staff and leaders engage in effective conversations about COVID-19 vaccination.
Source: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Topic(s): Vaccination
Aud…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/compassionate-care-visits.html
February 01, 2021 - Making the Case for Compassionate Care
Resource: Making the Case for Compassionate Care (PDF, 263 KB)
This document describes the difference between compassionate care visits and general visits. It also provides guidance and examples of situations when compassionate care visits should be permitted during C…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/caring-for-yourself-others.html
July 01, 2021 - Caring for Yourself & Others During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Managing Healthcare Workers’ Stress
Resource: Caring for Yourself & Others During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Managing Healthcare Workers’ Stress
In this video, Patricia Watson, PhD, of the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder discusses …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/caring-for-caregivers.html
July 01, 2021 - Caring for Caregivers
Resource: Caring for Caregivers
This Caring for Caregivers Institute for Healthcare Improvement Virtual Learning Hour special series, presented in partnership with Well Being Trust, featured topics related to the prevention, prediction, and mitigation of poor caregiver mental health …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/caring-communication.html
February 01, 2021 - Caring Messages Applicable During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resource: Caring Messages Applicable During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF, 428 KB)
This document includes examples of caring communication in a variety of situations healthcare personnel are encountering today. These examples illustrate what it might sou…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/hand-hygiene.html
June 01, 2021 - CDC Hand Hygiene
Resource: CDC Hand Hygiene
This CDC webpage shares information on hand hygiene in healthcare settings.
Source: CDC
Topic(s): Infection Prevention & Control
Audience(s): Nursing Assistants; Nursing Technicians; Support staff; Clinicians; Clinical Leaders; Managers; Family Members; Re…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/conversation-guide.html
February 01, 2021 - COVID-19 Conversation Guide for Long-Term Care
Resource: COVID-19 Conversation Guide for Long-Term Care (PDF, 227 KB)
This guide assists healthcare professionals in having conversations about values and care preferences with patients who reside in long-term care or other skilled nursing facilities or the…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/after-action-review.html
November 01, 2019 - COVID-19 After Action Review Toolkit
Resource: COVID-19 After Action Review Toolkit
An After Action Review is a powerful tool that can help organizations reflect, assess, learn, and improve. Organizations can use the review retrospectively to assess previous work or activities, or it can serve as a useful to…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/motivated.html
May 01, 2021 - University of Idaho: Motivated Disagreements and Vaccination Decisions
Resource: University of Idaho: Motivated Disagreements and Vaccination Decisions
This video of Associate Professor of Philosophy Bert Baumgaertner discusses his research about vaccination decision-making, strategies for resolving disagre…