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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/self-assessment-questions.html
June 01, 2021 - Self-Assessment Questions
Resource: Self-Assessment Questions
This validated nine-question assessment invented by Mayo Clinic can be used to measure and track six dimensions of distress and well-being.
Source: Well-Being Index
Topic(s): Staff and Resident Well-being
Audience(s): Clinical Leaders; Ma…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/best-shot.html
May 01, 2021 - Take Your Best Shot—Presenting Facts and Addressing Misinformation To Increase Nursing Home Staff Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccines
Resource: Take Your Best Shot—Presenting Facts and Addressing Misinformation To Increase Nursing Home Staff Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccines (PDF, 949 KB)
This organized …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/suicide.html
May 01, 2021 - Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Resource: Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. Nursing home leaders can request materials that can be posted …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/transfer-hospital.html
February 01, 2021 - Nursing Home Accepting Transfer from Hospital
Resource: Nursing Home Accepting Transfer from Hospital (PDF, 268 KB)
This information is for nursing home staff use when receiving an admission or return from hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: Probari - for the IN DOH
Topic(s): Infection C…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/optimizing-ppe-supply.html
March 01, 2021 - Optimizing Supply of PPE and Other Equipment during Shortages
Resource: Optimizing Supply of PPE and Other Equipment during Shortages
This quick reference summarizes CDC’s strategies to optimize personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies in healthcare settings and provides links to CDC’s full guidance do…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/return-to-work.html
May 01, 2021 - Return to Work Criteria for HCP with SARS-CoV2 Infection (Interim Guidance)
Resource: Return to Work Criteria for HCP with SARS-CoV2 Infection (Interim Guidance)
The CDC shares information, recommendations, and national guidance for health care providers on workforce considerations.
Source: CDC
Topic(s…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/telligen.html
May 01, 2021 - Telligen: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Education
Resource: Telligen: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Education
This PowerPoint slideshow includes information about vaccine hesitancy and how to counteract it.
Source: Telligen
Topic(s): Vaccination
Audience(s): Nursing Assistants; Nursing Technician…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/the-lancet.html
May 01, 2021 - The Lancet: More Than Mistrust
Resource: The Lancet: More Than Mistrust
This personal essay by a Black physician discusses her decision to participate in a vaccine trial and how that decision was complicated by histories of medical abuse and neglect of Black patients.
Source: The Lancet
Topic(s): Vacc…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/supporting-staff.html
May 01, 2021 - Tips on Supporting Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Resource: Tips on Supporting Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF, 84.7 KB)
This document provides ideas to help healthcare workers prevent burnout and ensure staff feel supported at work. It includes steps that employees, teams, and managers can tak…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/trouble.html
May 01, 2021 - The Trouble with Mourning
Resource: The Trouble with Mourning
This blog post by Sarah Peyton on The Fearless Heart website talks about the practice of mourning and how it is an essential part of humanity.
Source: The Fearless Heart
Topic(s): Staff and Resident Well-being
Audience(s): Nursing Assist…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/tip-57.html
May 01, 2021 - TIP 57 Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services
Resource: TIP 57 Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (PDF, 3.8 MB)
This comprehensive resource assists in creating a trauma-informed organization and workforce.
Source: SAMHSA
Topic(s): Staff and Resident Well-being; Leadership …
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/trauma-informed.html
May 01, 2021 - Trauma-Informed Organizational Change Manual
Resource: Trauma-Informed Organizational Change Manual
This manual guides organizations and systems in planning for, implementing and sustaining a trauma-informed organizational change. This manual provides a step-by-step guide with tools intended for anyone inte…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/status-state.html
May 01, 2021 - Track the Status of Nursing Home Visits in Your State
Resource: Track the Status of Nursing Home Visits in Your State
Families and visitors can use this interactive map to see nursing home visitation guidance by State.
Source: AARP
Topic(s): Safe Operations; Visitation
Audience(s): Family Members;…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/stress-professionals.html
May 01, 2021 - Tips for Healthcare Professionals: Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue
Resource: Tips for Healthcare Professionals: Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue
This resource provides tips for health care professionals on stress and compassion fatigue, as well as signs of distress after a disaster. It id…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/transfer-tips.html
February 01, 2021 - Tips for Transfer
Resource: Tips for Transfer (PDF, 245 KB)
This form is to be completed by nursing home staff prior to transferring a resident to the hospital. The completed form should travel with the resident to provide ED staff with essential information.
Source: Probari - for the IN DOH
Topic(s):…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/residents-engaged.html
January 01, 2021 - Tips for Keeping Residents Engaged
Resource: Tips for Keeping Residents Engaged (PDF, 82.6 KB)
This resource provides tips for nursing home staff to keep residents socially engaged and stimulated with meaningful activities adapted for COVID-19 prevention and control.
Source: AHCA/NCAL
Topic(s):…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/support.html
December 01, 2022 - Emotional and Organizational Support for Staff series
This series of three learning modules features strategies to help nursing home teams recognize and manage stress, work together to tackle common challenges, and practice open communication.
Module 1: Identifying & Overcoming Anxiety
We all experience st…
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/index.html
March 01, 2023 - 5-Minute Learning Modules for Frontline Staff
These brief videos offer self-paced learning for those on the front lines of nursing home care. This includes nursing assistants, housekeeping, dietary, and maintenance staff, and others.
Emotional and Organizational Support for Staff series
This series of three…
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meps.ahrq.gov/data_files/publications/mr2/mr2.shtml
January 01, 2002 - provide national use and expenditure estimates
for the population residing in nursing homes … For those who enter
nursing homes, data collection continues during the nursing home … The majority of Round 6 interviews are administered by telephone
from the interviewers' homes
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/intro.html
June 01, 2018 - Patient Safety tracks safety within a variety of health care settings, including hospitals, nursing homes … of care covered include ambulatory care, health centers, emergency departments, hospitals, nursing homes … noninstitutionalized population and do not include people on active duty in the military or who reside in nursing homes