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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK2_P1T3-Checklist_for_Discussion_with_Local_Hospitals_Providers_ERs_Phase_1.pdf
May 01, 2014 - identify the appropriate contacts at local hospitals to which
you transfer a significant number of residents … Although most of these residents will go to the Emergency
Department, it is reasonable to reach out … q No
Express your interest in sharing the antibiogram with the
hospital, as many of your residents … the conference call. q Yes q No
Explain how you plan to transfer the antibiogram with
residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/5_TK1_T4-Antibiogram_Formats_and_Instructions_final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - year, or include common infection-causing organisms even when they were not isolated
in nursing home residents … The second column shows the number of residents in the
nursing home who had the organism and were included … Yellow highlighting in any row
indicates that fewer than 30 residents were included in the set of cultures … 34 * 30 0 # of Residents 37 33 31 *† 23
Pe
ni
ci
lli
ns
Penicillin 0 100
A
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in
og
ly
co … Our antibiogram report indicates high rates
of resistance among diagnostic isolates from our residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/emergency-preparedness-plans.pdf
May 01, 2022 - plans capture a nursing home’s approach to meeting the health, safety, and
security needs of staff and residents … on the facility’s geographic area
(e.g., flooding, fire, epidemic, pandemic) and include plans for residents … physical limitations,
resident placement (e.g., to reduce the spread of infectious diseases), and residents … • The communication plan records current contact information for residents, family members,
caregivers … prepare for infectious diseases that
have the potential to pose a significant public health threat to residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/implementing-guide.pdf
March 01, 2017 - • How might it improve residents’ experience? … • How will it help you care for residents? … HAIs into the policies and
procedures related to the care of residents’ needs. … Infections in residents of long-term
care facilities: an agenda for research. … Nursing
Facilities, Staffing, Residents and Facility
Deficiencies, 2009 through 2014.
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/help-clinicians-choose-the-right-antibiotic/toolkit1-working-with-a-lab.html
October 01, 2016 - 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 … Antibiograms should be shared with all health care providers who may prescribe antibiotics for residents … This includes residents’ physicians, but may also include local hospitals, urgent care facilities, or … other inpatient facilities to which residents may be transferred.
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www.healthcare411.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.
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/2019qdr-final-es-cs061721.pdf
December 01, 2020 - of large central
metropolitan areas received worse care than residents of large fringe
metropolitan … ♦ For one-third of quality measures, residents of micropolitan and noncore
areas received worse care … than residents of large fringe metropolitan areas … ♦ For a little less than 20% of quality measures, medium and small
metropolitan residents received … worse care than residents of large fringe
metropolitan areas.
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/guide/path.html
September 01, 2020 - Clinicians and staff: Doctors, residents, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical assistants … Practices that are residency training programs should include residents and residency faculty on the … Training residents can be challenging, as they may rotate in/out of your practice every few weeks. … with cohorts of 6-9 residents and repeat the same training long enough to train all residents. … Schedule sessions on days when residents typically work on required QI projects.
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/communication-strategies.html
May 01, 2021 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … Up to Date (PDF, 75.2 KB)
This document provides ideas for communicating with family members of residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=6
January 01, 2022 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … the implementation of evidence-based prevention and safety practices within nursing homes to protect residents … and captures an all-hazards approach to meeting the health, safety, and security needs of staff and residents … and captures an all-hazards approach to meeting the health, safety, and security needs of staff and residents … Specifically, facilities are required to test residents and staff, including individuals providing services
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/multiple/project-echo/index.html
December 01, 2023 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … increase the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention and safety practices to protect residents … Fall 2020, nearly one-quarter of the known COVID-19 deaths in the United States have been nursing home residents … Advanced age, underlying frailty, and communal living conditions make nursing home residents especially
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/fallpxreports.pptx
October 01, 2017 - at risk
Helps clinicians see changes in resident status earlier, and identify residents at risk before … they fall
October 2017
On-Time Falls Prevention
7
Falls High-Risk Report
How many residents triggered … How many residents at highest risk are cognitively impaired? Have no cognitive impairment? … How many residents at highest risk had a change in status during the report week? … Who Fell Total Residents With >1 Fall Total Falls
Unit A
# falls
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/funding/grantee-profiles/grtprofile-huang.html
December 01, 2023 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … Hospital admission also is a concern for three million nursing home residents who are affected by HAIs … These infections are particularly problematic in nursing homes because residents are older and more prone … The 5-year PROTECT Trial (Protecting Nursing Home Residents from Infections and Readmissions)—a cluster … Universal decolonization includes using over-the-counter antiseptic solutions to clean the skin and nose of residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/resources/tools/cauti-surveillance/collect-tool.html
March 01, 2017 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … This includes all residents, whether or not they have a catheter. … collected at the same time each day.
0
Urine Cultures:
Number of urine cultures collected, for all residents … ________ (e.g., 10/1/2015)
Date
CAUTIs
(# of new events)
Resident Catheter Days
(# of residents … w/catheters)
Resident Days
(# of residents)
Urine Cultures
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/hc/learning-modules/health-learning.html
November 01, 2022 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … Home
Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Learning Modules
Nursing Home Residents … Topic
Learning Modules
Emotional & Organizational Support for Staff
Nursing Home Residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/tg/learning-modules/health-learning.html
December 01, 2022 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … Home
Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network
Learning Modules
Nursing Home Residents … Topic
Learning Modules
Emotional & Organizational Support for Staff
Nursing Home Residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/nhguide/about/index.html
March 01, 2023 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … When this occurs, it is harder to treat infections, and residents may develop complications. … At the same time, nursing home residents are at high risk for developing complications associated with … prescribing clinicians follow the best guidelines for making clinical decisions about nursing home residents … are present in a nursing home and which antibiotics are effective for treating an infection
Educate residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/about-toolkit.html
May 01, 2017 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … billion for hospitalizations. 4 CAUTI is a common, costly, and potentially life-threatening HAI for LTC residents … An estimated 7 to 10 percent 5 of all LTC residents have urinary catheters, including 12 percent 6 … Infections in residents of long-term care facilities: an agenda for research. … model for reducing infections and antimicrobial resistance in skilled nursing facilities: focus on residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/covid-id-prevention.html
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 … frontline nursing facility staff when and how to report potential signs and symptoms of COVID-19 in residents
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www.healthcare411.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits/determine-whether-to-treat/antibiotic-tool.html
September 01, 2017 - Populations
Children/Adolescents
Elderly
Low-Income
Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Rural/Inner-City Residents … This decision support tool can help prescribers determine appropriate treatment for nursing home residents … For residents
with acute dysuria, it may be appropriate to initiate empirical … Yes 13
No 12
Notes:
For residents who regularly run a lower temperature … These criteria do not apply to residents with burns.