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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/post-vaccination.html
December 01, 2022 - 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
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/engage/brochure.html
March 01, 2017 - Residents, families, and staff work together as partners. … Staff ask residents for their ideas and act on them whenever possible. … Improved relationships and trust among staff, residents and families. … and preferences of residents and their family members
Actively encourage residents and their families … to take part in planning the residents' care
Ask residents and their families what they think about
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-RTI-facilitator-guide.docx
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.
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/supportive.html
June 01, 2018 - Nursing home residents with moderate to severe pain. … Nursing home residents who lost too much weight. … In both years, residents ages 0-64, 65-74, and 75-84 were more likely than residents age 85 and over … home residents. … Hispanic residents compared with White residents.
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www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/index.html
August 01, 2023 - 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
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/infection-prevent.html
March 01, 2017 - Help residents practice hand hygiene. … If that is not possible, place infected residents with low-risk residents. … When cohorting is not possible, place infected residents with residents who are at low risk. … residents' equipment. … Do not over-isolate residents.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/2.html
December 01, 2017 - The report displays the same residents who are at high or medium nutritional risk that display on the … Only the report for high-risk residents is shown. … Separate Intervention History for Nutrition Risk Reports are produced for residents at high and medium … The Intervention History for Nutrition Medium Risk Report displays the same residents who trigger for … Display residents in the same order displayed on the Nutrition Risk Reports.
3.2.4.2.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/engage/rfe-brochure.pdf
March 01, 2017 - • Residents and their families are
treated as individuals and as mem-
bers of the health care team … • Staff actively listen to residents
and families about what they want
and need
• Residents, families … possible
• Ask residents and their families
what they want in their care and
daily life
• Get to … know the needs and prefer-
ences of residents and their family
members
• Actively encourage residents … and their families to take part in
planning the residents’ care
• Ask residents and their families
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/gurwitz-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - home residents
nationwide). … The population was derived from long-stay residents of the study nursing homes and included
all residents … This may have caused us to miss some information relevant to warfarin-treated
residents. … Subjects: 435 residents using warfarin in 26 Connecticut NHs. … Subjects: 435 residents using warfarin in 26 Connecticut NHs.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/engage/rfe-role-leader.pdf
March 01, 2017 - Formally engage residents and
families. … • Encourage residents and families to participate
actively in care plans. … • Share concerns and needs of residents and
families with the care team. … • Ask residents and family members to provide
feedback on their experiences. … • Recruit, orient, and support residents and family
members to serve on councils.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereportguide.html
September 01, 2017 - Residents on a bed hold are counted as active residents.
Total Transfers. … Total Residents Transferred. … Residents on a bed hold are counted as active residents. … Number of Residents to ED. … Percentage of Residents to ED.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/pruprev/care/resources/ontime/pruprev/saworksheet.html
December 01, 2017 - Prevention
The Self-Assessment Worksheet is designed to help staff review how they currently identify residents … The Self-Assessment Worksheet shows how the nursing home:
Identifies how they identify which residents … Identifies how they discuss at-risk residents and formulate changes in care plans. … Yes ___ No ___
Do you screen residents for pressure ulcer risk with the following diagnoses?
… Do you develop a care plan for residents at risk of developing a pressure ulcer?
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/prevhosp/ereports.html
September 01, 2017 - Purpose
Transfer Risk Reports (high- and medium-risk residents) provide a weekly snapshot of residents … What are the most common risk factors among high-risk residents? … How often is polypharmacy seen in residents at risk for transfer? … This threshold represents about 20 percent of nursing home residents. … of residents transferred to the ED, number of residents with more than one ED visit in the last 30 days
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-survey-english.docx
September 01, 2024 - Residents’ needs are met during shift
changes
1
2
3
4
5
9
17. … Residents are well cared for in this nursing
home
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2
3
4
5
9
2. … This nursing home is a safe place for
residents
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2
3
4
5
9
9. … YES, I work directly with residents most of the time.
b. … NO, I do NOT work directly with residents most of the time.
7.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/nursing-home-survey-english.pdf
September 01, 2024 - Staff follow standard procedures to
care for residents ................................. … Staff have enough training on how to
handle difficult residents ....................... … In this nursing home, we discuss ways to
keep residents safe from harm .................. … YES, I work directly with residents most of the time.
b. … NO, I do NOT work directly with residents most of the time.
7.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/guides/guide-infection-prevention.pdf
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.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/gdmod1a.html
October 01, 2014 - Nursing assistants see the residents most often. … Residents should be watched wherever they are, all the time.
Check in with residents often. … Talk with others who provide care for your residents. … Learning and experience help providers to keep residents safe. … Open communication among team members helps to keep residents safe.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/databases/nursing-home/2025-nursing-home-database-report-appendix.pdf
January 01, 2025 - (Item A3) 25% 19% 23%
Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. … (Item A3) 22% 20% 35%
Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. … (Item A3) 25% 16% 27%
Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. … (Item D6) 79% 88%
This nursing home is a safe place for residents. … (Item A3) 20% 28%
Residents’ needs are met during shift changes.
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/overview.html
November 01, 2017 - The tools are intended to improve clinical decision making by helping clinical staff identify residents … at risk for four costly adverse events that residents may face—e.g., pressure ulcers, pressure ulcers … They cannot easily identify residents with increasing risks, or easily assemble the clinical information … Electronic Reports
Reports that identify residents who have had recent clinical changes that put … Reports that identify residents who have had an adverse event and that show risk information, treatment
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/anderson-thomas-report.pdf
January 01, 2024 - better in the operating room than residents without training. … , no training
Residents, training
OTA Fellows
-10. -5. 0. 5. … Residents Fellows
Figure 5. … all residents successfully achieved this goal on the post-test. … Across the two courses, 160 residents participated.