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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/index.html
January 01, 2023 - Measuring the Quality of Nursing Home Care
Nursing homes provide less intensive services than … Some nursing homes care only for short-stay patients, others only for long-stay patients, but most care … Many nursing home patients stay much longer, often until they die. … residents, the nursing home is their home as well as a place for them to get care. … Learn More
Examples of Nursing Home Quality Measures for Consumers
Major Nursing Home Measurement
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/considerations-antigen-tests.html
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
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Alexander_10.pdf
January 20, 2008 - Measuring IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes
Measuring IT Sophistication in Nursing Homes
Gregory … All 491 nursing homes in Missouri
were invited to participate. … Computerized nursing documentation systems assist nursing
professionals to make a significant, positive … Nursing home statistical
yearbook, 2000. … Nursing and the informatics
revolution.
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/staffing.html
June 01, 2021 - nursing home leaders. … This has truly helped my nursing team. … Some of those individuals might consider nursing home positions.
… Additional Resources
AHRQ ECHO National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Nursing Home COVID … Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities
COVID-19.
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/search.html
January 01, 2022 - COVID-19 Resources Catalog for Nursing Homes
AHRQ provided free training and mentorship to nursing … homes across the country through the National Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network . … The following resources catalog is a searchable database of COVID-19 nursing home safety and quality … the All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package. … resources for nursing home staff list programs nursing home staff can access to help cope with the stress
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/best-practices/index.html
May 01, 2022 - Best Practice Summaries
These resources are designed to help nursing homes consider best practices … Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes
Best Practices … for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents
Best Practices for Promoting … Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents
Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and … Prevention in Nursing Homes (PDF, 1 MB)
This resource addresses infection control and prevention
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Frontline Staff
These brief videos offer self-paced learning for those on the front lines of nursing … This includes nursing assistants, housekeeping, dietary, and maintenance staff, and others. … Supporting Nursing Home Residents’ Emotional Health
This learning module will help you recognize when … home leaders implement the learning modules in a facility include—
Nursing Home Learning Module … Guide
(PDF, 407 KB)
This guide explains how nursing home teams can incorporate the learning modules
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/examples.html
April 01, 2019 - Examples of Nursing Home Quality Measures for Consumers
From the available set of nursing home … can choose among dozens of measures that address important aspects of short- and long-term stays in a nursing … Here are some examples of nursing home quality measures that research evidence and practical experience … The ownership of the nursing home (e.g., for-profit, not-for-profit, government). … Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/respirator-protection-guidance.html
May 01, 2022 - Respirator Protection Guidance for the Employers of Those Working in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, … 19 Pandemic
Resource: Respirator Protection Guidance for the Employers of Those Working in Nursing … Topic(s): Infection Control & Prevention, PPE
Audience(s): Managers; Clinical Leaders; Clinicians; Nursing … Assistants; Nursing Technicians
Format: PDF
Publication Date: October 1, 2020
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/best-practices-residents.html
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 … Staff and Resident Well-being
Audience(s): Managers; Clinical Leaders; Clinicians; Support Staff; Nursing … Technicians; Nursing Assistants
Format: PDF
Publication Date: 3/1/2022
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cquips0702.html
October 01, 2014 - University of Pittsburgh Uses AHRQ's Patient Safety Culture Survey to Help Improve Nursing Home Care … Pittsburgh School of Medicine adapted AHRQ's Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture to survey nursing … home staff as part of ongoing research on patient safety in nursing homes. … of health care expenditures support nursing home costs. … staff, and advanced practitioners at four nursing homes in southwest Pennsylvania.
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www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/measurement-sets.html
November 01, 2018 - (NQF) has endorsed a set of voluntary consensus standards for nursing home care. … The NQF-endorsed measures for nursing homes are all derived from the MDS. … CAHPS ® Measures
The CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys assess the experiences of nursing home residents … Also in "Measures of Quality in Nursing Homes, Home Health Agencies, and Hospice"
Nursing Home Care … Examples of Nursing Home Quality Measures for Consumers
Major Nursing Home Measurement Sets and
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/observational-audits.html
July 01, 2021 - Auditing Strategies to Improve Infection Prevention Processes in Nursing Homes
Nursing homes … Observational Audit: Validate Nursing Home Staff Performance to Improve Infection Prevention Processes … for COVID-19 (PDF, 475 KB)
This comparison tool helps skilled nursing facilities differentiate between … Guide
The Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Tracking Tool and companion User Guide provide skilled nursing … Hand Hygiene Observational Audit Tracking Tool User Guide (PDF, 1.2 MB)
This guide gives nursing home
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/im-injections.html
July 01, 2021 - Intramuscular Injections—Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes
This … resource provides nursing home clinicians with an easy-to-use guide that outlines steps to safely and … Intramuscular Injections—Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes (PDF, 580.6
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-resource-list-2.0.pdf
April 01, 2025 - Improving Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A Resource List
SOPS Nursing Home 2.0 Survey Resource List … 1
Improving Patient Safety in Nursing Homes: A
Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Nursing Home … /nursing-care-center-
national-patient-safety-goals/
The purpose of the Joint Commission Nursing Care … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
https://www.ahrq.gov/nhguide/index.html
AHRQ’s Nursing … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide
15. Nursing Home Staff Competency Assessment
16.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-survey-items-composite-spanish.pdf
September 01, 2024 - SOPS® Nursing Home Survey Items and Composite Measures (Spanish)
SOPS® Nursing Home Survey Items … • In this document, the items in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Nursing … To view the formatted survey, refer to the Nursing Home Survey - Spanish. … /nhsurvey_sp_6-28-2021.pdf
https://www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home … Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture was developed by staff at a
Florida nursing home.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-survey-items-composite-english.pdf
September 01, 2024 - SOPS® Nursing Home Survey Items and Composite Measures
SOPS® Nursing Home Survey Items and
Composite … Reliability statistics based on the pilot test data from
40 nursing homes and over 3,600 nursing home … Residents are well cared for in this nursing home.
D6. … This nursing home is a safe place for residents. … SOPS® Nursing Home Survey Items and Composite Measures
Note
SOPS Nursing Home Survey: Items and Composite
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-users-guide-2.0.pdf
March 01, 2025 - NURSING
HOME
SURVEY 2.0:
USER’S GUIDE
AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture Nursing Home
Survey … https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/nursing-home/index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/nursing-home … /sops/surveys/nursing-home
SOPS Nursing Home Survey Version 2.0 User’s Guide 1
1. … Nursing Home B. … If a nursing home is located on a large campus or facility that has a mix of nursing home, skilled
nursing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-database-report-appendix.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Comparing Your Results
You can compare your nursing home’s percent positive scores on the SOPS Nursing … To compare your nursing home’s results with the data in Appendix B, your nursing home will
have to compute … , interaction with residents, shift worked most often, and tenure in
nursing home.
2025 SOPS Nursing … Assistants/Aides (Nursing Asst/Aide): Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA),
Geriatric Nursing Assistant … Home
Note: The number of nursing homes and respondents by tenure in their nursing home is shown
in
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-database-report-summary.pdf
January 01, 2025 - 2025 SOPS Nursing Home Database Report Executive Summary Overview Infographic
Surveys on Patient Safety … Culture®
Findings From the 2025 SOPS Nursing Home Survey Database
107
Participating
Nursing Homes … 4,411
Nursing Home Staff
Respondents
63%
Composite Measure
Average
Highest Scoring Composite … For more information on SOPS Nursing Home Database submission:
https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases … /sops/databases/nursing-home/index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/nursing-home/databases/submission.html