A good night of undisturbed sleep is one of the most important services we can give our residents. By eliminating or minimizing night-time interruptions, we can encourage more of the restorative sleep our residents need to maintain and enhance their quality of life.
This Great Plains QIN presentation provides practical strategies for preventing falls through uninterrupted sleep.
The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) team at Jefferson Community Health and Life – Gardenside LTC, in Fairbury, Nebraska, implemented Natural Awakening to improve the overall sleep hygiene, health and safety of their residents, while promoting a more “home-like” environment. During this Great Plains QIN presentation, they shared the steps taken, lessons learned and challenges they have faced through their journey of Natural Awakening.
Comagine Health has compiled a quick guide to help LTPACs access the CMS Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP) scenario-based training, which has been designed specifically with COVID-19 in mind. With this training, frontline staff and management have an opportunity to fine-tune their skills and enhance their ability to address challenges related to COVID-19. This free, self-directed learning opportunity is also accessible on mobile devices. This guide helps describe the different training opportunities.
This online course is for caregivers, CNAs and others who support older adults. You'll learn about:
The course was developed by Making Oregon Vital for Elders (MOVE) on behalf of Oregon Department of Human Services – Aging and People with Disabilities. Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the Oregon Quality Care Fund.
Webinar recording discussing the importance of diagnosis coding and its impact on reimbursement.
YouTube recording of the third webinar in a training series on when and how to avoid antipsychotics in patients with dementia and behavioral symptoms, featuring Maureen Nash, MD, MS, FAPA, FACP, medical director at Providence Elderplace Oregon.
YouTube recording of the second webinar in a training series on when and how to avoid antipsychotics in patients with dementia and behavioral symptoms, featuring Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH of Oregon Health & Science University.
Recording of the first webinar in a three-part training series on when and how to avoid antipsychotics in patients with dementia and behavioral symptoms, featuring Liz von Wellsheim, RN, MA, MSN, GNP, CEO and medical director of ElderHealth & Living.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the extension of the public health emergency for COVID-19 for 90 days, extending it from Oct.
This toolkit is designed to aid any PPE-using organization in the planning and implementation of preservation strategies. It provides estimates of the value of implementing actions to reduce use of, reuse or repurpose PPE in conventional, contingency or crisis capacity conditions. The toolkit helps users understand types of preservation strategies their organizations may implement and provides estimates of positive impacts of using those strategies in increasing the duration of a specified PPE supply.
