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61. Resident and Family Engagement: What is it? What are the benefits? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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

62. The Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making Posters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/four-moments/posters.html
    June 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … posting in common areas and work stations, and also can be shared with prescribing clinicians as well as residents … Making With Associated Questions  (PDF, 298 KB)   The poster below is primarily intended for residents

63. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/prevention/emergency-preparedness-plans.html
    May 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … and captures an all-hazards approach to meeting the health, safety, and security needs of staff and residents … Letter to Families (Word, 30 KB) to help nursing homes update the emergency contact information for residents

64. Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/improve/collection.html
    June 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 … Detail procedures for collecting urine and respiratory samples from nursing home residents​.

65. A Unit Guide To Infection Prevention for Long-Term Care Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.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.

66. Chapter 5. Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man5.html
    December 01, 2017 - Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families … Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families Chapter … Information for residents and their families. … program to reduce the fall risk of their residents. … Information and Training for Staff, Primary Care Providers, and Residents and their Families.

67. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Nursing Home Survey: 2023 User Database Report Part II (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/2023-SOPS-Nursing-Home-DB-Part-II.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - (Item D6) 86% 78% This nursing home is a safe place for residents. … (Item A3) 28% 21% Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. … (Item D6) 74% 84% This nursing home is a safe place for residents. … (Item A3) 22% 25% Residents’ needs are met during shift changes. … (Item A3) 22% 31% Residents’ needs are met during shift changes.

68. Urinary Catheter Types and Care for Residents With Catheters | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/hai/quality/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/education-bundles/indwelling-urinary-catheter-use/catheter-insertion/unlicensed-staff/unlicensed-catheter-slides.html
    March 01, 2017 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Universal ICU Decolonization Protocol Urinary Catheter Types and Care for Residents … Slide 2: Learning Objectives Upon completion of this module, clinicians and staff who care for residents … Certified nursing assistants are daily hands on the "front line" between residents and families, and … Resources for educating residents and families can be found on the following Web sites: Centers for Disease

69. New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing Homes - Naomi Yount, PhD (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/events/webinar/nh-workplace-safety-yount.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Moving, Transferring, or Lifting Residents (3 items) 3. … 83 Staff use equipment or assistive devices when needed to help move, transfer, or lift residents … “Some of the stand aids tip…There are hooks in residents’ bathrooms that I’ve hit with my arms or … Violent residents are just [accepted] as a part of being a nurse. … There are no staff resources for dealing with abusive or violent [residents].

70. Guide-Infection-Prevention (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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.

71. USER GUIDE: COVID-19 Vaccination Tracking Tool for Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/materials/user-guide-covid-19-vaccination-tracking-tool-nursing-facilities.pdf
    July 01, 2022 - and booster doses, with the ability to sort and filter by current residents and staff. … • Residents or Staff who have received first dose only. … • Residents or Staff who were offered and declined the COVID-19 vaccination. • Residents or Staff with … (or Staff), Cumulative Residents (or Staff) Receiving Additional Dose/Booster, and Cumulative Residents … RESIDENTS Tab 1.

72. Guide (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module4/guide.docx
    March 01, 2017 - and families Topic: Communicating With Residents and Family Members Method: Have staff sit in groups … Then answer the following about their slide: How does staff currently communicate with residents and … What new process or expectation could make communication with residents and families more consistent … Materials: Slides 27–28 Audience: All staff, including administrators and frontline staff; residents … Discuss how the residents responded. How did leaders and administrators respond?

73. Asymptomatic Bacteriuria One Pager (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/one-pager-asymptomatic-bacteriuria.pdf
    June 01, 2021 -  This includes residents undergoing preoperative evaluations or residents with urinary catheters … • What should I do for residents with dark or foul-smelling urine? … • What should I do for residents with a change in mental status? … Population Prevalence of ASB Prevalence of Pyuria in Persons With ASB Female long-term care residents … 25–50% 90% Male long-term care residents 15–35% 90% Women > 90 years old 22–43% Women 65–90

74. Guide (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module3/guide.docx
    March 01, 2017 - Materials: Slides 3–6 Audience: All staff, including administrators and front-line staff; residents and … Materials: Slides 7-9 Audience: All staff, including administrators and front-line staff; residents and … If presenting to a resident council or if residents and families are present in the meeting, ask them … Ask any residents or families present to share their feelings about the videos. … Ask any residents or families present to share their perceptions of barriers.

75. Microbiologic-Specimens-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/microbiologic-specimens-facilitator-guide.docx
    June 01, 2021 - protect your residents from unnecessary antibiotic exposure and associated harm. … Residents without urinary catheters, who develop new pain with urination, or dysuria, should be evaluated … Slide 4 Case 1: Options for Female Residents SAY: Take a minute now to think of some alternative … One of the residents you are caring for in the nursing home has a chronic indwelling urinary catheter … or use a condom catheter for male residents. · For residents with a catheter, urine culture specimens

76. Chapter 4. Long Term Management | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/injuries/fallspx/man4.html
    December 01, 2017 - Monitor for residents who fall in facility or have a history of falls Falls Assessment for residents … Between 25-50% of all residents is common. … fallers, that is, residents who fall two or more times. … Hip protectors should be used for all frail, ambulatory residents. … Put easily confused residents in small groups for eating or activities.

77. Register Now: July 25 Webinar by National Action Alliance Will Address Involving Patients and Families in Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/872.html
    July 01, 2023 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Improved Use of Telehealth but Overuse of Emergency Departments Found Among Assisted Living Residents … Improved Use of Telehealth but Overuse of Emergency Departments Found Among Assisted Living Residents … Access to care among assisted-living facilities residents is the subject of two AHRQ-funded articles … , potentially placing residents at risk of adverse events and generating wasteful Medicare spending.

78. CHIPRA 233: Section 7.C, Table 5, Residents Living in Poverty (pdf file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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%

79. Post-Vaccination Practices Series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.qualitymeasures.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/learning-modules/post-vaccination.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 … 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

80. Manage-Resident-Uti-Facilitator-Guide (doc file)
    www.qualitymeasures.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