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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
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9. … YES, I work directly with residents most of the time.
b. … NO, I do NOT work directly with residents most of the time.
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/vaccines.html
April 01, 2021 - AHRQ is providing materials as they become available to help nursing homes protect their residents and … Education —Resources for answering questions and having conversations about the vaccine with staff, residents … Education—Resources for answering questions and having conversations about the vaccine with staff, residents … CDC: Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
Information about … the benefits, risks, and safety of the vaccine, explaining why it is important for all residents to
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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/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/success/story-6.html
September 01, 2020 - McGrail to create the training, based on the SHARE Approach curriculum, for the hospital residents as … Training for Residents
At Rochester General Hospital, Dr. … Karmally carried out three separate shared-decisionmaking trainings for residents. … Deshommes, preceptors in the residents' continuity clinics. … Karmally conducted a debrief on the training and provided residents with feedback cards.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/19604-Coburn-report.pdf
January 01, 2013 - SAFER: Standardizing Admissions for Elderly Residents. … SAFER: Standardizing Admissions for Elderly Residents. … SAFER: Standardizing Admissions for Elderly Residents. … SAFER: Standardizing Admissions for Elderly Residents. … SAFER: Standardizing Admissions for Elderly
Residents.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/availability/chipra-233-section-7c-table-5.pdf
August 08, 2018 - CHIPRA 233: Section 7.C, Table 5, Residents Living in Poverty
Section 7.C: Table 5. … Residents Living in Poverty
Quantile Percent in Poverty
Maximum 49.9%
99 37.5%
95 28.9%
90 25.7%
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/manage-resident-UTI-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - Remember that residents who have positive urine cultures but have NO symptoms of infection do NOT have … Large-scale clinical research studies found no increase in morbidity or mortality among residents with … These residents actually have asymptomatic bacteriuria, and are frequently given antibiotics that they … We have learned that unnecessary antibiotics needlessly put individual residents at risk for adverse … However, recent data suggest that nitrofurantoin is safe for use in residents with reduced creatinine
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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/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps/longtermcare/module2/ts2-0ltc_module2_slides_team.pdf
June 12, 2017 - in their care
• Include residents in care planning
• Conduct handoffs at the resident’s bedside … residents in key committees
• Actively enlist resident participation
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• Listen to residents and … their families
• Assess residents’ preference regarding involvement
• Ask residents about their … Mod 2 LTC 2.0 Page 13
direct, task-specific, time-limited
care to residents.
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/practice/pledge.html
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 … residents with the same germs. … 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.
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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.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/rural-communities-lack-healthcare-access.html
December 01, 2019 - funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) show how challenging it can be for residents … One of the studies found that rural residents with mental health needs received fewer mental health services … The other found that rural residents often lose access to important clinical services (such as diagnostic … In one of the new studies, “ Rural Residents With Mental Health Needs Have Fewer Care Visits Than Urban … professionals than residents of urban counties.
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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/surveys/2019-nhsops-dbreport-partii.pdf
January 01, 2019 - Interaction With Residents (Tables B-9, B-11, B-12)
• Respondents without direct interaction with residents … This nursing home is a safe place for residents. (D8) 85% 87%
2. … Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. (A16) 61% 65%
4. … Staff have enough training on how to handle difficult residents. … Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. (A16) 63% 68%
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/assess-resident-UTI-facilitator-guide.docx
June 01, 2021 - There are data indicating that treating asymptomatic bacteriuria can be harmful to residents as it increases … Residents with chronic indwelling urinary catheters are likely to have asymptomatic bacteriuria. … For residents who have cloudy or dark urine, you should consider an increase in oral fluids. … While the ideal situation is to avoid them altogether, there will always be residents who will need urinary … In residents with urinary catheters, if they have an acute change in mental status, you may consider
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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
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Figure 5. … all residents successfully achieved this goal on the post-test. … Across the two courses, 160 residents participated.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiologic-specimens-slides.pptx
June 01, 2021 - Detail procedures for collecting urine and respiratory samples from nursing home residents. … 2
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Resident … Apply the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Form to 5–10 residents each month.
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/well-being/index.html
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
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod3concl.html
October 01, 2014 - The risk factors for falls are many, and they relate to individual residents and their environment. … The HEAR ME tips can help staff remember to: address hazards in the environment, educate residents about … safety, anticipate the needs of residents, engage in the practice of rounding to stay aware of residents … Only by carefully observing residents from our various trained viewpoints can we prevent falls. … Older people in general, and nursing center residents in particular, are less able to compensate for
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-aspiration-pneumonia.docx
June 01, 2021 - resolves within 1–2 days.1-3
· Aspiration pneumonia is a bacterial pneumonia that may develop in some residents … Aspiration event and the resident becomes unstable
· The following signs are indicative of unstable residents … local treatment recommendations here]
· [Place local treatment recommendations here]
· For unstable residents … or minimal improvement and bacterial aspiration pneumonia is suspected, treat for 5–7 days.8
· For residents … Development of minimum criteria for the initiation of antibiotics in residents of long-term-care facilities