Resources
Be Conversation Ready and Centering Care Transitions around Patient-Defined Goals
Learn about this year’s National Health Care Decisions Day campaign and how proactive communication of patient goals improves clinical decision-making and the patient transition experience. DURING THIS EVENT, LEARNERS WILL: 1. Discuss ideas for implementing NHDD into current practice. 2. Learn messaging principles to engage patients and families in conversations about end-of-life care wishes. 3. […]
Nursing Home Readmission Affinity Group: Moving Beyond Your QAPI Committee – A Culture for Safe, Reliable and Quality Care
In this session, we will assess your culture of safe, reliable, and effective care, complete your self-assessment and identify strategies to improve your quality culture. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Understand the impact of your organization’s culture on performance improvement. 2. Complete a self-assessment using the Framework for Safe, Reliable and Effective Care. 3. Identify two to […]
My Care Plan: A Guide for Residents, Families and Care Partners
This resource guides residents and care partners on their care plan and what questions to ask.
Demystify Healthcare Decision-Making: National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) – Ready, Set, Talk Event Planning Calendar
Lead a regional approach to National Health Care Decisions Day (NHDD) by bringing together a variety of players in the larger healthcare, legal, and religious community to work collaboratively to benefit patients, families, and providers. Use the steps in this calendar as a planning guide for your community NHDD events!
Nursing Home Naloxone Policy & Procedure Toolkit
This naloxone nursing home toolkit is intended to provide easy-to-adapt policies and procedures for nursing homes that need to implement or improve their emergency response to opioid overdose, which includes naloxone administration.
Influenza Immunization Sample PDSA – QAPI Form
Sample PDSA project with examples of one path an immunization quality improvement project could take. Examples can be replaced with facility documentation of an immunization QAPI.
Fishbone Diagram Worksheet
The fishbone diagram is a tool to help the quality improvement team identify the causes and effects of an event and get to the root cause.