Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause severe bacterial infections such as pneumonia, meningitis and bacteremia. Adults 65 years and older, particularly those with specific risk factors like chronic illnesses or weakened immune systems, face an increased risk of pneumococcal diseases.
This is a two-page (front and back) document using the green-yellow-red zone format to support the identification of changes in health status and prompt action by a person recovering from or at-risk for sepsis (or by their caregiver). The second page encourages the development of a plan for how the person will prevent infection.
Comagine Health is collaborating with local partners to improve health and health equity in Clark County, Nevada. By establishing the Southern Nevada Pathways Community HUB (SNPCH or the HUB) to serve as a sustainable care coordination network, we are building a safety net for community members.
This clinical algorithm developed by the National Kidney Foundation provides an overview of appropriate screening, identifying, classifying, and managing CKD in primary care practices. It also provides helpful guidance regarding patient safety considerations based on a patient's estimated GFR, reducing cardiovascular risk, screening for complications, and when to refer to nephrology.
Este folleto contiene información sobre los riesgos de la infección neumocócica y las muchas formas en que la vacuna contra la neumonía puede proteger a los adultos mayores.
Options for providers and clinics to follow when a patient meets their self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP) goal.
This tool for providers that helps identify patient CKD risk levels based on albuminuria categories.
Use these resources to assess your Infection Control Training Program and develop a facility-specific policy current with the June 2023 regulatory updates. Once complete, use the PRN Training Template and Adult Learning Strategies tools to provide your staff with training that meets the requirements and increases staff retention of training materials. The Staff Orientation Handout and Checklist and the Competency Checklist can be used with agency and contract staff to ensure they know how things work in your facility. Finally, the Staff Training Tracker will help you organize training needs and records for facility staff, agency and contract staff.
This resource is intended for patients and residents to help educate them on Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs) and how they can be both identified and prevented. We recommend this flyer be printed and posted in nursing home bathroom stalls or hallways.
This flyer is also available in Spanish, Swahili and Tagalog.
Now that the public health emergency is over, long-term care facilities have encountered a variety of issues when it comes to covering COVID-19 vaccinations for their residents.
