See below for tools and resources related to Nursing Home Quality Improvement<\/em><\/p>\n Do you have a success story? Share it here!<\/a><\/p>\n Van Audit Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n This editable tool supports nursing homes in tracking weekly and monthly tasks involving nursing home transportation vehicles.<\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Vaccination Tracking Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n This tool supports nursing homes in tracking COVID-19 vaccine administration for residents and staff. Updated June 2021<\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Mock Survey Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n This tool supports nursing homes in evaluating COVID-19 infection prevention and control systems in place against CMS evaluation criteria.<\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n F880 Meal Monitor Audit<\/strong><\/p>\n This tool is a hand hygiene and contact precautions observation meal monitor.<\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n Environmental Cleaning Evaluation Worksheet<\/strong><\/p>\n Use this tool for data entry tool to record results of evaluation for each surface on the checklist for every room monitored.<\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n Hand Hygiene<\/strong><\/p>\n Use these tools to conduct observation audits of hand hygiene and to track compliance.<\/p>\n Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Audit Tool<\/b><\/p>\n Use this tool to conduct observation audits for donning and doffing PPE and to track compliance. The tool includes a compliance calculator to get a compliance rate.<\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n Ask the Experts – COVID-19<\/strong><\/p>\n A fact sheet on COVID-19 topics including vaccine recommendations, vaccine products, special populations and vaccine safety, the Ask the Experts: COVID-19<\/em> resource published on immunize.org can be a great tool to answer questions and combat vaccine hesitancy. The link below will redirect to immunize.org.<\/p>\n Access the full fact sheet at immunize.org<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Outpatient Therapeutics Clinical Decision Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), created a clinical decision guide for COVID-19 outpatient therapeutics for those 12 years and older. The link below will re-direct to the ASPR website.<\/p>\n Access decision guide on ASPR website<\/a><\/p>\n Evolution of COVID-19 Vaccines<\/strong><\/p>\n This flyer outlines how COVID-19 vaccines have changed over time to keep up with the different variants of the novel coronavirus and includes the 2024-2025 monovalent vaccine to protect against the latest variants.<\/p>\n Access the flyer<\/a><\/p>\n Get Recharged Now<\/strong><\/p>\n This flyer can be hung on the wall or given to residents or their families as a reminder to find out whether they are up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n Access the flyer<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19: To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate?<\/strong><\/p>\n Highlighting the importance of vaccination recommendations for COVID-19, this resource shows the continued prevalence of COVID-19 in people ages 65 years and older and how to tell if people 65 years and older are up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccination.<\/p>\n Access the handout<\/a><\/p>\n Up-To-Date COVID-19 Vaccine Decision Tree<\/strong><\/p>\n Determine if someone is up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations based on criteria for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).<\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Mock Survey Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n This tool supports nursing homes in evaluating COVID-19 infection prevention and control systems in place against CMS evaluation criteria.<\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n Checklist of Best Practices to Keep COVID-19 Out of Nursing Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n This checklist supplements health care agency (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS], Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], etc.) guidelines to keep residents, staff and visitors safe in nursing homes.<\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n NHSN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs)<\/strong> Top 10 Questions Answered on the COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine<\/strong><\/p>\n This resource includes 10 questions about the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine answered by Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Pharmacist (PharmD) Kyla Newland and Registered Nurse (RN) Jesse Kinsey. COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Fillable Flyer Template<\/strong><\/p>\n This flyer provides an easily customized template for advertising COVID-19 vaccination clinics. It includes fillable sections to include a specific date, time and location. The flyer also includes facts about the COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccination and general vaccine facts.<\/em><\/p>\n Access flyer<\/a><\/p>\n Bivalent Booster Letters<\/strong><\/p>\n These three letters are customizable to use as a way to encourage inform long-term care management\/staff, residents and their loved ones of the importance and effectiveness of the new bivalent COVID-19 immunization boosters.<\/em><\/p>\n Access and download – Letter to Director<\/a> COVID-19 County Transmission Level Fillable Signage<\/strong><\/p>\n These three signs are customizable to use as a way to inform both visitors and employees to the facility what the current rate of COVID-19 transmission is in the county your facility is located in.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n View COVID-19 Transmission Level Sign<\/a><\/p>\n View COVID-19 County Transmission Level Sign for Employees<\/a><\/p>\n View COVID-19 County Transmission Level Sign for Visitors<\/a><\/p>\n Managing during the Pandemic Tip Sheet<\/strong><\/p>\n This tip sheet provides advice for health care workers to remember to care for their own physical and mental wellbeing while caring for those with COVID.<\/em><\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Resource Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n This tool provides quick-link resources for the latest information and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).<\/em><\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Care Plan Template<\/strong><\/p>\n This tool provides a ready-made COVID-19 care plan that is customizable to fit the facility’s specific needs and policies.<\/em><\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Nursing Home Cohorting Policy Template<\/strong><\/p>\n This tool provides a ready-made cohorting policy that is customizable to fit the facility’s specific needs.<\/em><\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitation Policy Template<\/strong><\/p>\n This tool provides a ready-made visitation policy that is customizable to fit the facility’s specific needs.<\/em><\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Vaccine\/Booster Declination Form<\/strong><\/p>\n Use this tool to provide nursing home staff who are declining to receive a COVID-19 vaccination series or a booster shot.<\/em><\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hotspot Referral Root Cause Analysis Fishbone Diagram<\/strong><\/p>\n Use this tool to help find the cause of a COVID-19 outbreak.<\/em><\/p>\n Access tool<\/a><\/p>\n Long-Term Care: Providing Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Safely \u2013 Webinar (6\/16\/21) View Recorded Webinar<\/a> COVID-19 Stakeholder Fireside Chats This chat will continue to address myths surrounding vaccine danger with the following panelists:<\/em><\/p>\n View Podcasts and Transcripts<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Health Care Providers Fact Sheet COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Health Care Providers Fact Sheet | View Fact Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitor Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced critical new measures designed to keep America\u2019s nursing home residents safe from the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), based on the newest recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CMS memorandum directs nursing homes to significantly restrict visitors and nonessential personnel and restrict communal activities. The new measures are meant to protect America\u2019s seniors, who are at highest risk for complications from COVID-19. While visitor restrictions may be difficult for residents and families, it is an important temporary measure for their protection.<\/em><\/p>\n CMS Announces New Measures to Protect Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19 |\u00a0View Press Release (Updated 9\/23\/22)<\/a> COVID-19 Resident\/Family Handouts COVID-19 Training for Nursing Home Staff & Management<\/strong><\/p>\n This resource includes directives from CMS for scenario-based training, fundamentals of COVID-19 prevention for nursing home management training and\u00a0Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) and Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) training. Social Connecting while Physical Distancing: Engaging Nursing Home Residents during COVID-19 \u2013 Webinar (6\/25\/20)<\/strong><\/p>\n This interactive, peer-to-peer, information-sharing, online event presents innovative ways for nursing homes to engage residents in meaningful activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, while combating social isolation and adhering to state and federal regulations. You Get What You Get If You Don\u2019t Disinfect<\/strong><\/p>\n This resource is from the Wyoming Department of Health and offers best practices on how to properly disinfect, respiratory hygiene and isolation precautions. Sepsis Awareness and Prevention – Encore (9\/18\/2024)<\/strong> Sepsis Awareness and Prevention (6\/20\/2024)<\/strong> SBAR Communication for Possible Sepsis\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Access resource<\/a><\/p>\n Nursing Home Sepsis Gap Analysis\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Access resource<\/a><\/p>\n Know the Signs of Sepsis flyer<\/strong><\/p>\n Access flyer<\/a> – RED<\/p>\n Access flyer<\/a> – BLUE<\/p>\n Resident and Family Guide to Understanding Sepsis<\/strong><\/p>\n Access flyer<\/a><\/p>\n Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Sepsis Care Kit<\/strong><\/p>\n Access resource<\/a><\/p>\n Oral Health in Nursing Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n An annual training for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and other nursing home staff on dental health. This webinar demonstrates proper cleaning techniques for teeth and dentures, how to recognize common dental issues in residents and how to avoid those issues, or address them after they arise. This webinar is presented by Dr. Mark Thoreson and was recorded by Mountain Pacific on March 26, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n Access the recording<\/a> | Access the slides<\/a><\/p>\n Visitor Signage Aligning with the End of the Public Health Emergency<\/strong><\/p>\n Facility Respiratory Infection Status for Visitors (customizable):
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