Resources
Ready, Set, Go! Checklist – Extreme Heat
Hot temperatures, particularly during an extended heat wave, can make it difficult to keep residents and staff safe and comfortable. Heat waves can also cause power outages and disruptions to essential services. Facilities can proactively develop and implement a thorough heat management strategy before a crisis occurs. This approach helps minimize risks, prevent disruptions, and […]
QIN-QIO Impact Summary
This impact summary provide an overview of the work and success of the 12th Statement of Work.
Hope Has Arrived
This resource encourages those over 65 to get a Covid-19 vaccine since they are the most vulnerable population to Covid-19 viruses.
Cyber Safety for Patients and Visitors
This resource will provide you with some cyber safety tips for ways to stay secure and stay smart during your stay or visit!
Nursing Homes Emergency Preparedness Checklist for Dialysis Patients
Use this checklist to make sure your emergency preparedness plans include these key elements.
Toolkit: Increasing Vaccination Rates in Nursing Homes
As a health care professional, you play a vital role in protecting patients and their families. The best protection for reducing the risk of serious illness, hospitalizations, long-term health impacts, and death are vaccinations. This toolkit provides resources, guidance, and samples for promoting and encouraging acceptance of vaccinations in your facility.
Integrating Immunizations in the Nursing Home into Day-to-Day Operations and/or Clinics Checklist
This resource will guide you through a daily vaccination practice or a clinic set up.
Resident and Family Council – The Importance of Vaccines for Older Adults
Please use this slide deck to provide education on vaccinations to Resident and Family Council. Click the handout to access the presenter guide.
RESCHEDULED – Reducing Re-hospitalization in Congestive Heart Failure Patients: An Interdisciplinary Approach with Emphasis on Nursing Assessment
Congestive heart failure (CHF) continues to be a driver of nursing home readmissions. Join us for a discussion of strategies to improve care processes and strengthen the team approach to caring for CHF patients in post-acute care. DURING THIS EVENT, LEARNERS WILL: 1. Understanding the disease process, causes and symptoms of CHF that can lead […]
Breathe Easier: Implementing Strategies for Reducing COPD Readmissions
Through the lens of a QAPI framework, attendees will learn practical strategies for preventing readmissions for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). By delving into best practices for identifying, managing and mitigating COPD readmission risk factors, participants will acquire valuable insights and tools to enhance care coordination, improve patient outcomes, and drive operational excellence […]