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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. Cohorting Residents to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.innovations.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/cohorting-residents.html
   July 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Home Nursing Home COVID-19 Action Network Resources Catalog Cohorting Residents … to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Resource:  Cohorting Residents to Prevent the Spread of COVID … -19 (PDF, 121 KB)  ​​​​​​This document provides guidance on cohorting (separating residents with COVID … -19 from other residents) to reduce the exposure of residents without COVID-19.

3. About AHRQ's Nursing Home Network | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.innovations.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/about/index.html
   December 01, 2023 - Advanced age, underlying frailty, and communal living conditions make nursing home residents especially … Identify residents and staff who have been infected with SARS-COV-2. … Prevent the spread of SARS-COV-2 between staff, residents, and visitors. … Provide safe and appropriate care to residents with mild and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19. … Reduce social isolation for residents, families, and staff during these difficult times.

4. Vaccination and Testing series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
   www.innovations.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/vaccination-testing.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 … for COVID-19 and how the COVID-19 vaccine can protect nursing home staff and residents. … Module 1: When to Test It is important to know the signs and symptoms of COVID-19 before testing residents … This brief video will teach you when it is appropriate to test residents for COVID-19.

5. Effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Nursing Home Residents Before and During Widespread Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   August 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant ​Early observational studies among nursing home residents … Two doses of mRNA vaccines were 74.7% effective against infection among nursing home residents early … Multicomponent COVID-19 prevention strategies, including vaccination of nursing home staff members, residents … additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine might be considered for nursing home and long-term care facility residents

6. 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

7. Supporting Nursing Home Residents’ Emotional Health Learning Module | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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   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 … Resources Catalog News Best Practice Summaries Supporting Nursing Home Residents … Supporting Nursing Home Residents’ Emotional Health The COVID-19 pandemic brought about many changes

8. 6 Tk1 T1-Talking With Residents Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
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   October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Educate & Engage Residents, Family Toolkit To Educate … and Engage Residents and Family Members Tool 1. … Talking With Residents—short checklist version  What are antibiotics? … Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Engaging Residents, Educate & Engage Residents, Family … Talking With Residents—short checklist version

9. 6 Tk1 T2-Talking With Residents Family Members Checklist Version Final (pdf file)
   www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.pdf
   October 01, 2016 - Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Educate & Engage Residents, Family Toolkit To Educate … and Engage Residents and Family Members Tool 2. … Talking With Residents’ Family Members—short checklist version  What are antibiotics? … & Engage Residents, Family Family Toolkit/Tool 2 2  What are the risks—or harms—of antibiotics? … Talking With Residents’ Family Members—short checklist version

10. Best Practice Summaries | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    May 01, 2022 - It also provides a sample decision tree for monitoring residents during daily encounters for signs and … (PDF, 387 KB) This document highlights ways nursing home staff can help residents and their families … Best Practices for Identifying and Managing Deconditioning in Nursing Home Residents (PDF, 394 KB) … This resource discusses ways nursing home staff can identify residents at high risk for deconditioning … Best Practices for Promoting Emotional Well-Being in Nursing Home Residents  (PDF, 1 MB) This resource

11. 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.

12. Examples of Nursing Home Quality Measures for Consumers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/examples.html
    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.

13. 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

14. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City 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

15. 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

16. Module 5: Resident and Family Engagement: Facilitator Notes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/mod5-facguide.html
    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

17. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City 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

18. CAHPS Nursing Home Surveys | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/nh/index.html
    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

19. Develop and Improve Your Stewardship Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/index.html
    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

20. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
    www.innovations.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/infection-control-and-prevention.pdf
    March 01, 2022 - Nursing home staff should use best practices for infection prevention to help keep residents, staff, … Nursing home team members should monitor their own health daily, as well as that of residents. … When potential cases are identifi ed and residents or staff show signs or symptoms of COVID-19, testing … To protect residents and staff, nursing home leaders need to develop and implement effective infection … SAMPLE DECISION TREE: MONITOR RESIDENTS DURING DAILY ENCOUNTERS FOR SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19