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161. Sample Disaster Preparedness Letter to Families (doc file)
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     May 12, 2022 - Emergency Preparedness Plan, we are updating the emergency contact information we have on record for our residents … We value the health, safety, and dignity of your loved one and are committed to protecting our residents … · If we need to evacuate, we have agreements with alternate care facilities to provide care for our residents … We appreciate you assisting us with our emergency planning to protect our residents and staff members

162. Module 4: Teamwork and Communication: Material Use Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - and families Topic: Communicating With Residents and Family Members Method: Have staff sit in groups … Then answer the following about their slide: How does staff currently communicate with residents and … What new process or expectation could make communication with residents and families more consistent … Materials: Slides 27–28 Audience: All staff, including administrators and frontline staff; residents … Discuss how the residents responded. How did leaders and administrators respond?

163. Pledge (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2017 - I pledge to keep the residents’ environment and equipment clean to help stop the spread of germs from … I will explain to residents and their families that cleaning surfaces and equipment helps prevent the … who are sick with germs that can easily spread to other people in private rooms or with residents with … • It’s okay to discuss alternatives to antibiotics with prescribers and residents. … • It’s okay for residents to ask if an antibiotic is truly needed.

164. Team Structure Instructor Guide – PDF (pdf file)
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     June 27, 2017 - Partnering With Residents and Families 9 - 12 5 mins 5. … • How many of you included residents in your list of team members? … • Allowing time for residents and families to ask questions. … • Providing residents and families access to relevant information. … ; • Support services that facilitate care of the residents; and • Are often not located where the residents

165. Kripalani 2006 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2006 - Development and implementation of a health literacy training program for medical residents. … � Development and Implementation of a Health Literacy Training Program for Medical Residents Sunil … After residents reviewed the materials, they were divided into two groups. … A communication assessment and skill-building exercise (CASE) for first-year residents. … Development and implementation of a health literacy training program for medical residents.

166. Nursing Home SOPS Translation Information | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - Residents' needs are met during shift changes. ( More about this item: Residents' needs are not ignored … It is hard to keep residents safe here because so many staff quit their jobs. … Residents are well cared for in this nursing home. D6. … This nursing home does a good job keeping residents safe. D8. … This nursing home is a safe place for residents. 11.

167. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Educate & Engage Residents, Family Toolkit To Educate and … Engage Residents and Family Members How Are Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Different From an Infection … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents, Educate & Engage Residents, Family Family … No. 17-0006-8-EF October 2016 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents, Educate … & Engage Residents, Family Family Toolkit/Tool 2 3

168. Vaccination Tracking and Reporting Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … nursing home staff to track and trend COVID-19 vaccine administration data, including boosters, for both residents

169. Appendix B18: Handout for Inservice #2, How to Reduce Falls in Nursing Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Residents' Transfer and Mobility Know which residents need assistance during transfer and walking … Watch all residents closely during the first 2 to 3 weeks after admission and after a health decline … For most residents, keep bed in the lowest position at all times. … Do not share wheelchairs among residents. … Psychotropic Drugs Know which residents take a benzodiazepine or an antipsychotic.

170. Chapter 1. Introduction and Program Overview | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Falls often have serious consequences, especially in frail older residents. … Adverse consequences of falls for residents Reduced quality of life. … The first is through an immediate response to residents who fall. … Discussion about individual residents who fell during the past week. … Therapist will do a seating assessment for two residents.

171. Intramuscular Injections – Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2021 - Those who vaccinate nursing home residents must also acknowledge special considerations for older adults … with Cognitive and Emotional Challenges1: • Plan to spend more time with residents either before, … • Consider the time of day for talking about and giving vaccines to residents with dementia. … For residents who take anticoagulation medications, gentle pressure may need to be applied longer to … For this reason, it is important that you closely watch residents for 15-30 minutes after they have

172. 3 Tk2 T4-Quarterly Or Monthly Prescribing Profile Final (doc file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily for nursing home residents … This report provides information regarding your prescriptions for antibiotics for residents over the … only and is meant to help you maintain an awareness of trends in infections and antibiotic use in your residents

173. 4 Tk1 T4-Urinalysis And Utis Improving Care Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Practice applying the SBAR tool with case studies of residents with suspected UTIs. … • About 7 out of 10 residents in long-term care facilities receive an antibiotic every year. … • It is an approach to providing healthier and safer care to residents. … Some residents regularly run a lower temperature. Notice the asterisk and footnote in the SBAR. … • What are some things we could do to help reduce residents’ risk of a UTI?

174. Communication Strategies to Promote Resident Safety
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     September 01, 2016 - Times of observations and interventions should always be noted in the resident's record, and residents … For debriefing, challenges may include: Language barriers—Non-English speaking residents and families … in bed The two residents, Mrs. … Mary, a nursing assistant, asks her partner, Jessica, to help her reposition two residents in bed. … The two residents, Mrs. Cali and Mrs. Peck, are roommates. Following repositioning Mrs.

175. 6 Tk1 T3-Resident Information Sheet Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Educate & Engage Residents, Family Toolkit To Educate … and Engage Residents and Family Members Tool 3. … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents, Educate & Engage Residents, Family … No. 17-0006-8-EF October 2016 Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents, Educate … & Engage Residents, Family Family Toolkit/Tool 2 3 What Should I Do now That I Know I Have Antibiotic-Resistant

176. Appendix B17: Handout for Inservice #1, Why Falls Happen in Nursing Facilities | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     December 01, 2017 - Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families Chapter … Falls Engineer Instructions Facts About half of all residents in nursing facilities … fall every year. 30-40% of the residents who fall in nursing facilities fall at least twice. … One in every ten residents has a serious injury from a fall, such as a fracture, laceration, or serious … There are many reasons why residents fall. These reasons are called fall risk factors.

177. 5 Tk2 P1T3-Checklist For Discussion With Local Hospitals Providers Ers Phase 1 (doc file)
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     May 01, 2014 - identify the appropriate contacts at local hospitals to which you transfer a significant number of residents … Although most of these residents will go to the Emergency Department, it is reasonable to reach out also … Yes No Express your interest in sharing the antibiogram with the hospital, as many of your residents … Yes No Explain how you plan to transfer the antibiogram with residents (e.g., paper copy stapled

178. 3 Tk2 T4-Quarterly Or Monthly Prescribing Profile Final (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2016 - Between 25 percent and 75 percent of antibiotics are prescribed unnecessarily for nursing home residents … This report provides information regarding your prescriptions for antibiotics for residents over the … and is meant to help you maintain an awareness of trends in infections and antibiotic use in your residents

179. Module 3: Staff Empowerment: Material Use Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2017 - Materials: Slides 3–6 Audience: All staff, including administrators and front-line staff; residents … Materials: Slides 7-9 Audience: All staff, including administrators and front-line staff; residents … If presenting to a resident council or if residents and families are present in the meeting, ask them … Ask any residents or families present to share their feelings about the videos. … Ask any residents or families present to share their perceptions of barriers.

180. Elements of Access to Health Care: Workforce Capacity | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     June 01, 2018 - Primary care medical residents per 100,000 population, by sex and ethnicity. … Rate of Primary Care Medical Residents Primary care medical residents per 100,000 population, by sex … In 2013-2014, the rate of primary care medical residents was higher for Asians and Pacific Islanders … Therefore, residents of rural areas may have difficulty gaining access to care in trauma centers. … in a level I or II trauma center compared with 50.9% of residents from a micropolitan area.