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21. Best Practices Guide for COVID-19 Infection Control and Prevention in Nursing Homes (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.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

22. Protecting the Most Vulnerable Through Partnership: Helping Nursing Homes Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/protecting-most-vulnerable.html
    March 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Advanced age, underlying frailty, and communal living conditions make nursing home residents especially … COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 125,000 nursing home residents and nearly 1,500 staff. … The Network is achieving its primary goal: helping nursing homes to protect residents and staff.  … No staff became infected and 28 residents, including two over 100 years old, recovered. 

23. Nursing Home Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/es/nursing-home/resources/search.html?page=2
    January 01, 2022 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Closely Monitor Residents for COVID-19 This presentation discusses the importance of recognizing new … Cohorting Residents to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 ​​This document provides guidance on cohorting … in order to reduce the exposure of residents without COVID-19. … and healthcare professionals, testing of asymptomatic residents and healthcare professionals in facilities

24. Module 2 Instructor Slides (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.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 . … and their families as valuable and contributing partners in resident care • 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.

25. Toolkits | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/nhguide/toolkits.html
    September 01, 2017 - 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 … Toolkit To Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members Residents and their family members may not … Educating residents and their family members about these issues helps them understand what the nursing … This section contains one toolkit that provides guidance and tools for educating residents and their

26. Incorporating Infection Prevention and Control into an Emergency Preparedness Plan | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.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

27. Appropriate Collection of Microbiological Specimens | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.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​.

28. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Nursing Home Survey: 2023 User Database Report Part II (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.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.

29. New AHRQ SOPS® Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing Homes - Naomi Yount, PhD (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.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].

30. USER GUIDE: COVID-19 Vaccination Tracking Tool for Use in Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.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.

31. Register Now: July 25 Webinar by National Action Alliance Will Address Involving Patients and Families in Safety | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.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.

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

33. Post-Vaccination Practices Series | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.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

34. AHRQ's Quality & Patient Safety Programs by Setting: Long-Term Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/index.html
    September 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Toolkit to Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members helps nursing homes encourage an open and … respectful dialogue between nurses and prescribing clinicians and residents and family members and helps … residents and family members participate in their care. … understand how omissions of care are defined in a way that is meaningful to stakeholders, including residents

35. Measuring the Quality of Nursing Home Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/measures/setting/long-term-care/nursing-home/index.html
    January 01, 2023 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … payer for these long-stay patients is Medicaid programs; costs are also often borne by nursing home residents … While some measures are relevant to both short- and long-stay nursing home residents, others are specific … When selecting measures of nursing home quality, keep in mind that for residents, especially long-stay … residents, the nursing home is their home as well as a place for them to get care.

36. COVID-19 Vaccination | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/materials/vaccination/index.html
    September 01, 2023 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … effectively communicate about vaccines, implement a vaccination program, and track vaccinations of residents … These videos are intended to assist nursing homes in overcoming vaccine hesitancy with their staff, residents … Testing Learning Modules This series of two learning modules focuses on considerations for when to test residents … for COVID-19 and how the COVID-19 vaccine can protect nursing home staff and residents.

37. Pilot Study Results From the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Workplace Safety Supplemental Item Set for Nursing Homes (pdf file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sops/surveys/nursing-home/NH-WPS-Pilot-Study-Overall-Results-2023.pdf
    January 01, 2023 - Moving, Transferring, or Lifting Residents 70% 81% 92% 2. … Moving, Transferring, or Lifting Residents 90% 85% 71% 81% 2. … Moving, Transferring, or Lifting Residents 81% 87% 85% 86% 2. … Moving, Transferring, or Lifting Residents 85% 93% 2. … Moving, Transferring, or Lifting Residents 88% 88% 86% 2.

38. Learn Best Practices for Common Infectious Syndromes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/best-practices/index.html
    June 01, 2021 - Populations Children/Adolescents Elderly Low-Income Racial/Ethnic Minorities Rural/Inner-City Residents … Tools that describe the diagnosis, treatment, and management of infections common among long-term care residents … documents describe the diagnosis, treatment, and management of infections common among long-term care residents

39. 4 Tk1 T4-Urinalysis And Utis Improving Care Final 0 (doc file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/4_TK1_T4-Urinalysis_and_UTIs_Improving_Care_Final_0.docx
    October 01, 2016 - Practice applying the SBAR tool with case studies of residents with suspected UTIs. … About 7 out of 10 residents in long-term care facilities receive an antibiotic every year. … It is an approach to providing healthier and safer care to residents. … What are some things we could do to help reduce residents’ risk of a UTI? … People that nursing staff communicate with include physicians, RNs, residents, and families.

40. Sample Disaster Preparedness Letter to Families (doc file)
    www.talkingquality.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nursing-home/resources/letter-emergency-contact.docx
    May 12, 2022 - Emergency Preparedness Plan, we are updating the emergency contact information we have on record for our residents … We value the health, safety, and dignity of your loved one and are committed to protecting our residents … · If we need to evacuate, we have agreements with alternate care facilities to provide care for our residents … We appreciate you assisting us with our emergency planning to protect our residents and staff members