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1. Engage Residents and Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   March 01, 2017 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … and Families Resident and Family Engagement brochure for residents ( PDF , 132 KB) Describes … handout ( PDF , 141.3 KB) Describes the role of leaders to support, encourage, and engage residents … brochure ( PDF , 814.2 KB) A brochure to help facility staff communicate with residents and families … Consumer Voice resources Provides resources to train local ombudsmen to educate and engage residents

2. Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents (pdf file)
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   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 … about ways to connect residents and families.

3. Best Practices to Help Nursing Home Residents and their Families to Reduce the Impact of Social Isolation (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2022 - Best Practices to Help Nursing Home Residents and their Families to Reduce the Impact of Social Isolation … Best Practices to Help Nursing Home Residents and their Families to Reduce the Impact … HELPING RESIDENTS AND BALANCING RISK Nursing homes can give residents power in decision making by: … • Connecting residents with the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program in their State. … APPROACHES TO HELPING RESIDENTS WHO ARE ISOLATED Some nursing homes have found ways to encourage residents

4. Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2022 - Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents Best … Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents Throughout the COVID … This resource discusses ways nursing home staff can identify residents at high risk for deconditioning … to assist nursing home staff in identifying high-risk residents. … Function-focused care encourages residents to perform tasks for themselves, which can help get residents

5. Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection in the US | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   April 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … in the US Resource: Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents … death counts that were 3.3-fold higher than those of facilities with the highest proportions of White residents … Focusing limited available resources on facilities with high proportions of non-White residents is needed … Internet Citation: Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents

6. Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2016 - and their family members, and (2) help residents and family members participate in their care. … The toolkit includes the following tools: Talking With Residents provides talking points for nurses … to educate residents about antibiotics and encourage them to ask questions or report symptoms (tool … ’ Family Members provides similar talking points for nurses to use when talking to residents’ family … The talking points can be tailored to suit individual conversations with residents and family members

7. Best Practice Summaries | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   May 01, 2022 - It also provides a sample decision tree for monitoring residents during daily encounters for signs and … (PDF, 387 KB) This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and their families … Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents (PDF, 394 KB) … This resource discusses ways nursing home staff can identify residents at high risk for deconditioning … Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents  (PDF, 1 MB) This resource

8. Understanding Omissions of Care in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   October 01, 2019 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Adverse events and poor health outcomes are continuing challenges for nursing home residents … Research has shown that many resident harms are avoidable and may be caused by situations in which residents … definition of omissions of care for nursing homes intended to be meaningful to stakeholders, including residents

9. Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Frontline staff and prescribing clinicians are encouraged to use the Four Moments framework for all residents … These can also be shared with prescribing clinicians as well as residents and their family members. … 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.

10. Examples of Nursing Home Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2019 - Patient Safety Measures: Percentage of low-risk, long-stay residents with pressure ulcers. … Percentage of residents with a urinary tract infection. … Effectiveness Measures: Percentage of residents who lost too much weight. … Percentage of residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased. … Percentage of residents with worsening of a depressed or anxious mood.

11. Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Uses AHRQ-Funded I-PASS Tool to Boost Patient Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2019 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … “With the very strenuous schedules of residents, there are ample opportunities for errors,” she said. … The I-PASS process has been well received by the Johns Hopkins pediatric residents, according to Helen … “The majority of our residents—over 90 percent—recognized that I-PASS is effective in enhancing patient … But by March 2017, residents monitored in the test study were handing off their patients to the next

12. 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 … COVID-19 Vaccines for Long-term Care Residents This webpage discusses the value of vaccination in the … long-term care setting for residents and staff. … Factors Associated With Racial Differences in Deaths Among Nursing Home Residents With COVID-19 Infection … FAQs About Visitation Considerations for Nursing Home Residents This document answers questions related

13. 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

14. 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

15. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
    preventiveservices.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/infection-control-and-prevention.pdf
    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

16. Final Progress Report: Improving Medication Safety in Nursing Home Dementia Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - However, for frail elderly residents, these medications bring substantial risk. … , and 59,000 Hispanic residents. … disorder diagnoses than for other residents. … , for residents with physical aggression, verbal aggression, or bipolar disorder. … Medicare atypical antipsychotic drug claims for elderly nursing home residents.

17. Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2017 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Antibiotics Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents … Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members Residents and their family members may not … Educating residents and their family members about these issues helps them understand what the nursing … This section contains one toolkit that provides guidance and tools for educating residents and their

18. USER GUIDE: COVID-19 Vaccination Tracking Tool for Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2022 - and booster doses, with the ability to sort and filter by current residents and staff. … • Residents or Staff who have received first dose only. … • Residents or Staff who were offered and declined the COVID-19 vaccination. • Residents or Staff with … (or Staff), Cumulative Residents (or Staff) Receiving Additional Dose/Booster, and Cumulative Residents … RESIDENTS Tab 1.

19. Register Now: July 25 Webinar by National Action Alliance Will Address Involving Patients and Families in Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2023 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Improved Use of Telehealth but Overuse of Emergency Departments Found Among Assisted Living Residents … Improved Use of Telehealth but Overuse of Emergency Departments Found Among Assisted Living Residents … Access to care among assisted-living facilities residents is the subject of two AHRQ-funded articles … , potentially placing residents at risk of adverse events and generating wasteful Medicare spending.

20. PowerPoint Presentation
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    November 30, 2013 - Total number of residents transferred. Reasons for each transfer. … Transferred Total Observation Stays/# Residents Total ED Visits/# Residents Total Hospital Admissions … /# Residents Observation Stays - Reason for Transfer Observation Stays - # Residents ED Visits - # Residents … but not in Hospitalizations - # Residents because the ED visit occurred earlier in the month. … Hospitalized (Residents Readmitted to Nursing Home From Hospital) 8 3 10 1 9 8 8 5 7 7 3 5 Residents