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
June 2023 Shop Talk
June 15, 2023, 2pm ET | 1pm CTShop 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). ANCC and NAB credit is available for these sessions!
May 2023 Shop Talk
May 18, 2023, 2pm ET | 1pm CTShop 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). ANCC and NAB credit is available for these sessions!
April 2023 Shop Talk
April 20, 2023, 2pm ET | 1pm CTNHSN Shop Talk: The End of the Public Health Emergency & What it Means for NHSN Reporting This month, we will discuss the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency and what it means for NHSN reporting, influenza vaccination reporting and NHSN updates. *ANCC Contact Hours & NAB Credits Awarded*
Upcoming Events
Nursing Home Patient Safety Series: Reducing Facility-Associated Infections and Hospitalizations Related to UTIs
October 18, 2023, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. ETSUMMARY: This healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention webinar will discuss interventions to reduce urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing facilities. The session will specifically discuss evidence-based clinical and infection prevention strategies to prevent UTIs in residents. This session will also provide resources to improve multidisciplinary collaboration between the infection preventionist, nursing staff, clinicians, and medical directors. […]
Georgia Department of Public Health Strike & Support Team Office Hours (Non-SNF) | 10.27.23
October 27, 2023, 11am - 12pm ETJoin us for the Georgia Department of Public Health Strike & Support Team Office Hours. This series is held on the fourth Friday of each month and is for non-skilled nursing facilities (non-SNFs). Office hours are your opportunity to come and learn, share, vent and more! Find out updates on infection prevention, clinical protocols and […]
Georgia Department of Public Health Strike & Support Team Office Hours (SNF) | 10.20.23
October 20, 2023, 11am - 12pm ETJoin us for the Georgia Department of Public Health Strike (& Support) Team Office Hours. These sessions will consist of a regularly scheduled monthly webinar for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) as well as SNF medical directors. Office hours are your opportunity to come and learn, share, vent and more! Each month we will have updates […]
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.