Boost Event: Getting Ahead of Respiratory Infections this Fall | 9.28.23

by Maya Labat | Sep 25, 2023

Speaker: Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, AGSF Learning Objectives: – Examine the risk of respiratory illness and viral outbreak in nursing home – Discuss the new vaccine recommendations – Recognize the impact on resident safety and CMS quality reporting...

Urine Culture Stewardship: Bite-sized Learning

by Maya Labat | Sep 25, 2023

This video describes urine culture stewardship and urine culture stewardship implementation considerations for long-term care facilities.

Nursing Home Patient Safety Series: Reducing Facility-Associated Infections and Hospitalizations Related to UTIs

by Maya Labat | Sep 22, 2023

**ANCC credit will be awarded** SUMMARY: 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...

Nursing Home Readmission Affinity Group: Creating Interdisciplinary Programs to Reduce Avoidable Readmissions

by Maya Labat | Sep 21, 2023

*CE for Physicians and Nurses Available* *NAB Credits Available* Dr. Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, AGSF, medical director of New Horizons Nursing Facilities, shares her skilled nursing facility’s experience with their Patient at Risk (PAR) program and how it impacted...

Dialysis and Nursing Home Hand-Off – COMMUNICATION TOOL

by Maya Labat | Sep 21, 2023

The Dialysis and Nursing Home Hand-Off Communication Tool is designed to communicate critical information during each micro transition of a patient to and from a Nursing Home to a Dialysis Center. The form contains triggers for follow-up that includes physician and...