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61. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … In nursing homes using the bathing routine, known as decolonization, two residents per month avoided … Nearly 14,000 residents were included in the study. … Nursing home residents are at high risk for HAIs due to age, wounds, medical devices, and other illnesses … No change in MDRO prevalence was detected in residents who lived in the nursing homes that used routine

62. Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Explain the importance of engaging residents and family members. … for residents and families. … Helping residents articulate concerns. … and family members by designating residents as advisers. … Exploring the facility through the eyes of residents and their families by doing a "walkabout" with residents

63. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … ways nursing home staff can identify residents at high risk for deconditioning and work with them to … It also provides a sample decision tree for monitoring residents during daily encounters for signs and … This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and families balance the need for … Booster Shot Access for Residents and Staff: Vaccine Toolkit for Long-Term Care Settings This LeadingAge

64. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … ways nursing home staff can identify residents at high risk for deconditioning and work with them to … It also provides a sample decision tree for monitoring residents during daily encounters for signs and … This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and families balance the need for … Booster Shot Access for Residents and Staff: Vaccine Toolkit for Long-Term Care Settings This LeadingAge

65. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)
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    March 01, 2017 - Communicate to residents and family that CAUTI reduction is a facilitywide priority. … Complete Opportunities To Engage Residents and Family Responsible Party Notes Invite residents … Explore the facility through the eyes of residents and their families by doing a “walk-about” with residents … Ask residents to help define what successful resident/family engagement will look like. … Include residents/family in team celebrations.

66. CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    August 01, 2023 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Resident Surveys The CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys include two separate instruments for nursing home residents … This survey asks about the experiences of long-stay residents (more than 100 days) currently living in … This survey asks about the experiences of residents recently discharged from nursing homes after short

67. Facilitator-Notes (doc file)
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    March 01, 2017 - Do staff have the authority to do something about residents’ preferences? … ASK: How can you do a better job communicating with residents and families? … SLIDE 29 SAY: Some facilities have engaged residents and family members by designating residents as … and recognize the impact of changes in the facility on staff and residents. … and their families by doing a “walkabout” with residents and families.

68. PowerPoint Presentation
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    March 01, 2017 - and family members Describe different methods to engage residents and family members in safety initiatives … Does staff have the authority to do something about the residents’ preferences? … Are staff members allowed time to sit with residents and have meaningful conversation? … their involvement Listen for the needs and preference of residents and their families Give residents … and their family members can serve as advisors Residents, family members, and prospective residents

69. Clinical Preventive Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2018 - Receipt of Pneumococcal Immunization by Nursing Home Residents Long-stay nursing home residents who … Among female residents compared with male residents. … Receipt of Influenza Immunization by Nursing Home Residents Long-stay nursing home residents who were … over compared with residents less than 65. … influenza immunization was lower: Among  Black and multiple-race residents compared with White residents

70. Guide (doc file)
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    March 01, 2017 - Materials: Slides 12–13 Audience: All staff, including administrators and frontline staff; residents … Discuss how staff can support residents and family to get to know the team. … Talk about any barriers or concerns that staff or residents have concerning fully engaging residents … Discuss ways your facility successfully communicates with residents and families. … Discuss opportunities to improve communication with all residents and family.

71. Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Intervention, Measuring Change Collecting Microbiologial Specimens Discussing Concerns About Residents … with health care practitioners, and discussing infectious concerns about residents with family members … Antibiotic Prescribers (presentation and narrated presentation) Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents … and Measuring Change Collecting Microbiological Specimens Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents

72. Resident and Family Engagement Checklist | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - This can also include a preference collection tool that helps your facility understand what residents … Communicate to residents and family that CAUTI reduction is a facilitywide priority.       … Invite residents and families to present at staff orientations and in-service programs. … Explore the facility through the eyes of residents and their families by doing a “walk-about” with residents … Include residents/family in team celebrations.      

73. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2022 - Nursing home staff should use best practices for infection prevention to help keep residents, staff, … Nursing home team members should monitor their own health daily, as well as that of residents. … When potential cases are identifi ed and residents or staff show signs or symptoms of COVID-19, testing … To protect residents and staff, nursing home leaders need to develop and implement effective infection … SAMPLE DECISION TREE: MONITOR RESIDENTS DURING DAILY ENCOUNTERS FOR SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19

74. Major Nursing Home Quality Measurement Sets | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    November 01, 2018 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … CAHPS ® Measures The CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys assess the experiences of nursing home residents … The questionnaire asks residents to report on the nursing home environment, care, communication and respect … The Short-Stay Resident Instrument assesses the experiences of residents who stayed less than 30 days … Like the instrument for long-stay residents, this instrument asks the former residents to report on the

75. Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Material Use Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2017 - Explain the importance of engaging residents and family members. … Discuss how staff can support residents and family to get to know the team. … Talk about any barriers or concerns that staff or residents have concerning fully engaging residents … Discuss ways your facility successfully communicates with residents and families. … Discuss opportunities to improve communication with all residents and family.

76. Manage-Resident-Rti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
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    June 01, 2021 - The first is to understand the diagnostic and treatment approach to pneumonia in residents of long-term … Treatment considerations for both types of residents will be discussed in this presentation. … For residents who cannot take oral therapy, consider ampicillin-sulbactam or ceftriaxone. … Most residents can be treated for 5 days. … Measures should be taken to prevent residents from experiencing aspiration events.

77. 4 Tk2 T3-Qi Meetings Tip Sheet Final (doc file)
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    October 01, 2016 - related to communication with medical care providers (using the Medical Care Referral Form or MCRF) and residents … and their families (using tools from the Toolkit to Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members) … Work with staff to assure that all current residents and families, new residents, and those considering … Sample information tools are provided in the Toolkit to Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members

78. Module 2 Slides
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    February 02, 2006 - Objectives Discuss benefits of team structure in teamwork Define a “team” Identify the role of residents … in their care Include residents in care planning Conduct handoffs at the resident’s bedside Provide … residents with tools for communicating with their care team Involve residents in key committees Actively … families Assess residents’ preference regarding involvement Ask residents about their concerns Speak … to them in terms they understand Allow time for residents and families to ask questions Ask for their

79. QAPI Leadership Rounding Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    February 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … (e.g., administrator, department heads, and nurse managers) are out in the building with staff and residents … Rounding with staff and residents is an effective method for leaders to hear firsthand what is going

80. The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    June 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … stewardship team is encouraged to use Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form to review 5–10 residents … The residents reviewed should be individuals who are being evaluated for or treated for an infection.