Patient Safety
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 4 million Americans are admitted to or reside in nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities each year, and nearly one million persons reside in assisted living facilities. Common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) that affect nursing home residents include urinary tract infections, diarrheal diseases, antibiotic-resistant infections, among others. These HAIs are a major cause of hospitalization and death among nursing home residents.
In light of these issues facing nursing home residents, it is important for all staff in long term care facilities to work together to reduce or prevent infections using QAPI principles in the pursuit of providing a safe care environment for all. This webpage provides resources to build and expand Infection Prevention and Control programs in Long Term Care Facilities. These resources can assist Infection Preventionists, clinicians, administrators, and other support staff prevent the spread of infectious pathogens in their facilities and reduce the burden of HAI’s among nursing home residents.
Infection Control Resources
Preventing Adverse Drug Effects (ADE)
Drug Disposal: Drug Take Back Locations
The best way to safely dispose of most types of unused or expired drugs.
Assessing and Reducing Opioid Prescribing in Long Term Care
Join us on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 2pm ET/ 1pm CT for the Nursing Home Learning & Action Network webinar, Assessing and Reducing Opioid Prescribing in Long Term Care. Together, we’ll learn from expert safety pharmacist, Dr. Tanya Vadala, about the current CMS regulations, guidelines and policies to assess and reduce Opioid prescribing in […]
Medication Safety Resources
Medication Errors
Adverse Drug Events (ADEs)
Anticoagulants
Diabetes Medications
Opioid Safety
- Naloxone Saves Lives
- Opioid and Med Bag Intervention
- Co-Prescribing Naloxone with Opioids
- Medication Disposal Tip Sheet
- Medication Storage Tip Sheet
- Alliant Essential Communications Elements Toolkit
- Drug Disposal: Drug Take Back Locations
- Opioid Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) One-Pager
- Medication Risk Alert: Opioids & Benzodiazepines
- Pain Management
Antipsychotic
- Antipsychotic Admission and Quarterly Review Worksheet
- Behavioral Health – Antipsychotic Medication Adverse Drug Events (ADEs)
- Antipsychotic Medication Rounding Tool
- Antipsychotic Medication Trigger Tool
- Antipsychotic Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) One-Pager
- American Psychiatric Association-Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients with Dementia
Shop Talks
A shop talk is a webinar hosted by Alliant to share information and resources. Updates and support for surveillance, tracking and infection prevention in nursing homes using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This WebEx is focused on submitting COVID-19 data but may include other components such as C. Diff, UTIs and hand hygiene
October 2024 NHSN Shop Talk
October 17, 2024, 2pm ET | 1pm CTCME & NAB CREDITS OFFERED Shop Talk is a monthly webinar series hosted by Alliant Health Solutions. You will be provided with information, resources, updates and support for surveillance, tracking and infection prevention in nursing homes using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
September 2024 NHSN Shop Talk
September 19, 2024, 2pm ET | 1pm CTCME & NAB CREDITS OFFERED Shop Talk is a monthly webinar series hosted by Alliant Health Solutions. You will be provided with information, resources, updates and support for surveillance, tracking and infection prevention in nursing homes using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
August 2024 NHSN Shop Talk
August 15, 2024, 2pm ET | 1pm CTCME & NAB CREDITS OFFERED Shop Talk is a monthly webinar series hosted by Alliant Health Solutions. You will be provided with information, resources, updates and support for surveillance, tracking and infection prevention in nursing homes using National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
Upcoming Events
Improving Sepsis Bundle Compliance and Decreasing Sepsis Mortality Rates in Critical Access Hospitals | August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024, 12pm ET | 11am CTSince August 2023, University of Iowa College of Nursing Doctoral Candidate Abby Rail, along with the IHC team, has been working with five Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) across Iowa to decrease sepsis mortality rates through improved bundle compliance by focusing on provider champions and nurse-driven order set/protocols. During this session Abby will provide an overview […]
Addressing the Sepsis Care Gap: A Comprehensive Assessment of Nursing Home Facility Practices
August 8, 2024, 1:30pm ET | 12:30pm CT*CE for Physicians and Nurses Available* *NAB Credits Available* Join us for an insightful session that delves into the critical assessment of sepsis care capacity. This engaging session will explore using a sepsis gap analysis to evaluate the preparedness and capabilities of interdisciplinary teams in providing optimal sepsis care. Our expert speakers will guide participants […]
Patient Safety Resources
Infection Control
Medication Safety
Shop Talks (NHSN)
Order My Medication Bag to Prevent Adverse Drug Events
Adverse drug events (ADEs) account for millions of physician office and emergency room visits every year. The My Medication Bag helps to prevent those events by giving patients a simple way to keep all their medications in one place, and all of their physicians on the same page.
**At this time, Med Bags are NOT being shipped. Please check back for updates.