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1. Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2021 - Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers – Slides (PPTX, 4.1 … MB) Discussing Infectious Concerns About Residents With Family Members and Caregivers – Facilitator … – Video/Audio  (24 minutes) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Antibiotics   … (PDF, 216.3 KB) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Urinary Tract Infections   … (PDF, 115 KB) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About Respiratory Tract Infections

2. 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

3. Improving Teamwork and Communication | 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 … effectively communicate the potential harms of antibiotics to other health care practitioners and to residents … Improving Teamwork and Communication – Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 2.2 MB) Poster – Talking With Residents … and Family Members About Antibiotics  (PDF, 216.3 KB KB) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family … Members About Urinary Tract Infections  (PDF, 115 KB) Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Staff & Resident Well-Being | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   June 01, 2022 - Resident Well-Being Best Practices to Help Nursing Home Residents and Their Families to Reduce the … Impact of Social Isolation This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and … Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents   This resource … discusses ways nursing home staff can identify residents at high risk for deconditioning and work with … Supporting Nursing Home Residents’ Emotional Health Learning Module   This brief video will help you

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Protecting the Most Vulnerable Through Partnership: Helping Nursing Homes Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Advanced age, underlying frailty, and communal living conditions make nursing home residents especially … COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 125,000 nursing home residents and nearly 1,500 staff. … The Network is achieving its primary goal: helping nursing homes to protect residents and staff.  … No staff became infected and 28 residents, including two over 100 years old, recovered. 

13. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection | 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 … Identifying Delirium (PDF, 275.2 KB)   The poster below is intended for health care practitioners, residents … Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About UTIs (PDF, 115 KB)   The materials below … Card – Suspected Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Residents (PDF, 178.8 KB) Poster – Suspected … Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Residents (PDF, 202.3 KB)   The materials below are

14. Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens | 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 … Intervention, Measuring Change Collecting Microbiologial Specimens Discussing Concerns About Residents … Detail procedures for collecting urine and respiratory samples from nursing home residents​.

15. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Nursing Home Survey: 2023 User Database Report Part II (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2023 - (Item D6) 86% 78% This nursing home is a safe place for residents. … (Item A3) 28% 21% Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. … (Item D6) 74% 84% This nursing home is a safe place for residents. … (Item A3) 22% 25% Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. … (Item A3) 22% 31% Residents’ needs are met during shift changes.

16. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2017 - • If that is not possible, place infected residents with low-risk residents. … If there are no private rooms, the next best option is to cohort residents, i.e., group residents together … When cohorting is not possible, place infected residents with residents who are at low risk. … use residents’ equipment. … ▪ Do not over-isolate residents.

17. 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.

18. Post-Vaccination Practices Series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Topic Learning Modules Emotional & Organizational Support for Staff Nursing Home Residents … safety precautions that you take are just as important as the one-on-one care that you give to your residents … This brief video will teach you about protecting yourself, other staff, and residents from infection

19. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care | 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 … Toolkit to Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members helps nursing homes encourage an open and … respectful dialogue between nurses and prescribing clinicians and residents and family members and helps … residents and family members participate in their care. … understand how omissions of care are defined in a way that is meaningful to stakeholders, including residents

20. COVID-19 Vaccination | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2023 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … effectively communicate about vaccines, implement a vaccination program, and track vaccinations of residents … These videos are intended to assist nursing homes in overcoming vaccine hesitancy with their staff, residents … Testing Learning Modules This series of two learning modules focuses on considerations for when to test residents … for COVID-19 and how the COVID-19 vaccine can protect nursing home staff and residents.