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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/chsp/compendium/2020-nh-linkage-techdoc.pdf
January 01, 2020 - The nursing home linkage files are publicly available so users can identify nursing homes within
health … Similarly, in the
nursing home linkage file, we report the parent system information for nursing homes … Nursing Home Linkage File Contents
The nursing home linkage file contains 14,730 nursing homes. … These IDs can be used to track nursing homes in the nursing
home linkage files across years. … In addition, the nursing home
linkage file relies on the set of nursing homes and relationships to health
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www.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-vogelmeier.html
December 01, 2023 - Grantee Profile
Improving Guidelines for Nursing Home-Associated Viral Respiratory Infections … The COVID-19 pandemic called nationwide attention to the vulnerability of nursing home residents to viral … homes to develop knowledge and recommendations to improve U.S. nursing homes’ ability to respond to … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Modules . … Staffing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Guide for Nursing Home Leaders .
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/felix-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - among high-risk nursing home residents with obesity. … Questionnaire to quantify nursing homes experience with caring for nursing home residents with
obesity … Obese nursing home
residents: A call to research action. … Weighing the relevant issues: Obesity in nursing homes. … Predictors of resident outcome improvement in nursing
homes.
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/index.html
March 01, 2022 - Materials by Topic
Following are selected COVID-19 nursing home safety and quality improvement … resources for nursing homes on a range of topics including preventing the spread of COVID-19, vaccination … Preventing the Spread of COVID-19
For nursing homes to effectively prevent the spread of COVID-19, … Leadership, Management, and Quality Improvement
Nursing home administrators and others may benefit … Staff & Resident Well-Being
Nursing home leaders may benefit from resources and strategies to support
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/SOPS-Nursing-Home-DB-Part-I-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Distribution of 2023 SOPS Nursing Home Database and CMS Nursing Home
Compare Nursing Homes by Nursing … From the 2023 Nursing Home Survey Database
62
participating
nursing homes
3,224
nursing home … Distribution of 2023 SOPS Nursing Home Database and CMS Nursing Home
Compare Nursing Homes by Nursing … Home Characteristics
Nursing Home Characteristics
CMS Nursing Home
Compare Nursing
Homes
(n … Home
composite measures, summarized for all nursing homes in the database.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/implement-staff-vaccination-program.pdf
March 01, 2022 - in Your Nursing Home
COVID-19 vaccines help protect nursing home residents who are vulnerable to … https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/vaccination/index.html
https://www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/ … homes. … homes.
5. … homes.
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/nursing-home/index.html
April 01, 2025 - SOPS Nursing Home Survey
AHRQ released the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing … Home Survey to assess staff perceptions about patient safety culture in their nursing home in 2008. … homes or skilled nursing facilities. … Nursing Home Survey 2.0 (released 2025) Survey Forms Core Survey Nursing Home Survey 2.0—English ( Word … SOPS Nursing Home Survey 1.0 (released 2008) Survey Forms Nursing Home Survey 1.0—English ( Word , 71
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www.ahrq.gov/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-2/index.html
November 01, 2024 - SOPS Nursing Home Survey 2.0 (Under Development)
AHRQ is currently developing and testing an … updated version of the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Nursing Home Survey. … Nursing homes can use the SOPS Nursing Home Survey 2.0 to: Raise awareness about patient safety. … SOPS Development Process The SOPS Nursing Home Survey 2.0 follows the standard SOPS survey development … Timeline The SOPS Nursing Home Survey 2.0 is being pilot tested in Fall 2024, with an expected release
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallpxoverview-ig.pdf
June 02, 2025 - a champion to
help lead the effort in the nursing home. … of nursing home operations. … Do nursing home staff members rely on the MDS for this
type of information? … How do nursing home staff members pick up on subtle
changes in residents’ risk status? … Can you see how these reports might be useful to nursing
home staff?
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/all-cause-harm-prevention.html
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 high-performing nursing homes and includes
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/promoting-emotional-wellbeing.pdf
March 01, 2022 - Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents … Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being
in Nursing Home Residents
Efforts to slow the spread … of COVID-19 in nursing homes have left many residents socially isolated. … Nursing home leaders and staff can engage
residents and reduce isolation while maintaining necessary … As an alternative to indoor activities, nursing homes can offer outdoor or virtual programs, such as
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2025_nursing_home_wps_infographic.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Nursing Homes: 2025 … Homes:
2025 Updated Results
The Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for Nursing Homes assess the extent … The
2025 updated results include data from:
72
Part icipat ing Nursing
Homes
3,683
Provider … To view the full report: www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/nursing-home
For more information on SOPS Nursing … Home Database submission:
www.ahrq.gov/sops/databases/nursing-home/databases/submission
AHRQ Publication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/learning-modules/nh-learning-module-guide.pdf
November 01, 2021 - Nursing Home Learning Module Guide
Nursing Home Learning Module Guide
• The Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality developed short learning modules for nursing home staff
who provide direct care … These brief modules address issues
many nursing homes are facing during the pandemic. … How to Use the Modules
• Encourage your Nursing Home Education Leader to view the available modules … at https://www.ahrq.gov/
nursing-home
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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 … Prevention in Nursing Homes (PDF, 1 MB)
This resource addresses infection control and prevention … in nursing homes, highlighting screening and monitoring, testing and responding, and quarantine and isolation
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/NH-WPS-Pilot-Study-Overall-Results-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - homes and will provide only a
general indication of how your nursing home compares with other nursing … The team reviewed the literature on workplace
safety in nursing homes, interviewed nursing home and … SOPS Workplace Safety for Nursing Homes Composite Measures
Nursing Home
Workplace Safety
Composite … of nursing homes included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Nursing Home Compare … Pilot Study Nursing Home Characteristics
Bed Size
CMS Compare Nursing Homes
(n = 15,190)
Pilot
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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 … Homes, Assisted Living, and Other Long-Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This guidance
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/crystal-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - home resident assessments linked
with facility-level data for virtually all US nursing homes; 2) facility … homes in seven states with nursing home
staff and prescribing physicians (Arkansas, California, Georgia … Interviews were completed with 39 nursing home staff and prescribing physicians at 14 nursing homes. … nursing homes. … Risk factors for physical restraint use in nursing homes: The impact of the
Nursing Home Reform Act
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-nhsops-dbreport-parti.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Distribution of 2019 Database Nursing Homes by Nursing Home Characteristics .....12
Table 4-1. … Percentage of Respondents Willing to Recommend Nursing Home—2019 Database
Nursing Homes ........... … Nursing homes do not necessarily administer the nursing home patient safety culture survey
every year … Distribution of 2019 Database Nursing Homes by Nursing Home Characteristics
Nursing Home
Characteristics … CMS Nursing Home Compare
Nursing Homes
(N = 15,613)
Database Nursing Homes
(N = 191)
Bed Size
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2019-nhsops-dbreport-parti-rev091721.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Distribution of 2019 Database Nursing Homes by Nursing Home Characteristics .....12
Table 4-1. … Percentage of Respondents Willing to Recommend Nursing Home—2019 Database
Nursing Homes ........... … Nursing homes do not necessarily administer the nursing home patient safety culture survey
every year … Distribution of 2019 Database Nursing Homes by Nursing Home Characteristics
Nursing Home
Characteristics … CMS Nursing Home Compare
Nursing Homes
(N = 15,613)
Database Nursing Homes
(N = 191)
Bed Size
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/2019-nhsops-dbreport-partii.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Composite-Level Average Percent Positive by Tenure in Nursing Home - 2019
Database Nursing Homes .. … Item-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Tenure in Nursing Home -
2019 Database Nursing Homes … recommend their nursing home (78 percent); nursing homes
in the Midwest had the lowest (70 percent) … in current nursing home (not all nursing homes asked this question). … Database
Nursing Homes
Tenure in Nursing Home
Willingness To Recommend Nursing Home
Less than 1