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181. Functional Status Preservation and Rehabilitation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/healthyliving/functional-status.html
     April 01, 2016 - Nursing home residents needing more help with daily activities. … residents in other age groups to need increased help with daily activities. … In age groups 0-64, 75-84, and 85 and over, Asian residents were less likely than White residents to … Residents ages 0-64 had a rate below the benchmark. … Residents of all races ages 0-64 had a rate below the benchmark.

182. Chlorhexidine Bathing Routine Reduces Infections in Nursing Homes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/press-releases/chlorhexidine-bathing.html
     October 01, 2023 - 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 … soap called chlorhexidine and a nasal swab with povidone-iodine (iodophor) to remove pathogens from residents … No change in MDRO prevalence was detected in residents who lived in the nursing homes that used routine

183. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=4
     January 01, 2022 - the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect 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

184. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/prevhosp-reports-slides.pptx
     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

185. Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     Engage Residents and Family This toolkit helps residents and family members participate in residents … Antibiotics Help Prescribing Clinicians Choose the Right Antibiotic Educate and Engage Residents

186. AHRQ-Funded Program Helps Nursing Home Reduce Pressure Ulcers By 60 Percent | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cdom1202.html
     October 01, 2014 - These strategies allow staff to intervene in a timely manner with at-risk residents to reduce the incidence … Staff use the meetings and reports to identify residents at high risk of developing pressure ulcers and … Having the On-Time reports in the CareTracker system makes developing and updating the residents' care … The reports help catch 'medium-risk' residents before they become 'high risk' for pressure ulcers. … It has promoted a better team approach to the care of our residents."

187. New Resources Support Nursing Homes’ Efforts To Navigate Challenges of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2022 - practices aimed at controlling and preventing infection and improving the emotional well-being of staff and residents … Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents (PDF, 1 MB) provides guidance … to nursing home leaders and staff about engaging residents and reducing isolation while maintaining

188. Imp-Handouts (pdf file)
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     June 28, 2017 - When we can manage our residents here at the facility and avoid hospitalizations, the residents remain … Brown last evening about one of our residents. … Facilitator: Do you discuss residents at risk for transfer? … agree that the residents on the list are at high risk for transfer? … I highlighted their residents on the reports. Dr.

189. USER GUIDE: COVID-19 Vaccination Tracking Tool for Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/user-guide-covid-tracking-tool-skilled-nursing-facilities.pdf
     December 01, 2021 - • Residents or Staff who have received first dose only. … • Residents or Staff with unknown COVID-19 vaccination status. … • Residents or Staff with a history of laboratory positive COVID-19. … (or Staff), Cumulative Residents (or Staff) Receiving Additional Dose/Booster, and Cumulative Residents … RESIDENTS Tab 1.

190. Appendix B8: Unsafe Behavior Worksheet (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/manapb5txt.html
     December 01, 2017 - Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families Chapter … All behavior is meaningful; however, it may be difficult to understand the unsafe behaviors of some residents … Understanding the unsafe behavior of residents requires data collection, investigation and analysis. … environment and use the positive communication skills and management strategies necessary for the care of residents … ___________________ Return to Document   FMP Entry Log Instructions: Write in the names of residents

191. On-Time Preventable Hospital and Emergency Department Visits (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/prevhosp/2-preventablehospitalandedvisits-samplerpts_3.pdf
     November 30, 2013 - 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

192. SOPS® Nursing Home Survey Items and Composite Measures (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2024 - Residents’ needs are met during shift changes A17. … Staff follow standard procedures to care for residents. A6. … Residents are well cared for in this nursing home. D6. … This nursing home does a good job keeping residents safe. D8. … This nursing home is a safe place for residents.

193. AHRQ's Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention Training (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallspximpl-handouts.pdf
     November 15, 2017 - Falls are a serious problem for our residents. … While we want to prevent falls in all residents, identifying those residents who are at greatest risk … Your documentation of all your residents goes into creating this report and finding the high-risk residents … The first meeting took us forever because we were now reviewing residents who fell and residents at … Reports identify residents with fall risk.

194. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     January 01, 2022 - the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect 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

195. AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/ontime/fallspx/assess.html
     November 01, 2017 - Self-Assessment Worksheet is a worksheet designed to help staff review how they currently identify residents … The Self-Assessment Worksheet assists the Change Team to identify how they: Determine which residents … are at high risk for falls, Develop interventions to prevent falls, Discuss at-risk residents and

196. Module 4: Teamwork and Communication: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module4/mod4-facguide.html
     March 01, 2017 - When staff, residents, and family members have mastered effective communication, everyone on the team … must care for those residents. … Slide 22: Communication Strategies for Use With Residents and Family Members Say: Next we will … Slide 24: What Is Effective Communication Between Staff and Residents and Family? … to speaking up that many staff and residents and family have noted.

197. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Respiratory Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/respiratory-assess.html
     June 01, 2021 - Identify indications for antibiotics and supportive care measures for residents with a cough.​ … testing, empiric treatment options, and reasonable durations of antibiotic therapy for pneumonia in residents … Facilitator Guide (DOCX, 3 MB)   The poster below is intended for health care practitioners, residents … Poster – Talking With Residents and Family Members About RTIs (PDF, 117.3 KB)   The materials

198. 2016 AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture Part II (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/2016/nhsurv16-pt2.pdf
     January 01, 2016 - 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) 86% 89% 2. … This nursing home is a safe place for residents. (D8) 87% 87% 2. … Staff have enough training on how to handle difficult residents. … Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. (A16) 63% 67% 4.

199. Final Progress Report: Enhancing the Safety of Warfarin in the Nursing Home (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/final-reports/16463-Gurwitz-report.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - 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.

200. Assessment and Management of the Resident With a Suspected Urinary Tract Infection | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/uti-assess.html
     June 01, 2021 - 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