An annual training for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and other nursing home staff on dental health. This webinar, and presentation, 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.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance on EBPs in nursing homes effective April 1, 2024. This risk assessment tool is meant to help guide staff while balancing the homelike environment for the residents.
This is the most recent edition of the Mountain Pacific’s Adverse Drug Event bulletin. This edition focuses on the importance of having an effective opioid stewardship program. In this edition, you will find resources for increased knowledge as well as development/implementation of an effective program.
The purpose of this toolkit is to help nursing homes be survey-ready every day. The survey/proof book is to help organize documents for quick access during a survey. This survey book should be available, organized and updated at least weekly.
Dr. Jean Storm discusses the role of the medical director (MD) in nursing homes.
Fostering Engagement Between MDs and Facility Staff Part 1:
Dr. Jean Storm gives an overview of enhanced barrier precautions (EBPs) and discusses the latest updates for EBP guidance. Viewers will obtain an overview of the following:
In this two-part series, Dr. Jean Storm discusses how to screen and treat residents with opioid use disorder (OUD) in nursing homes.
Promoting and maintaining high vaccination rates for recommended vaccines is a critical strategy for infection prevention. This virtual toolkit serves as a resource in assisting healthcare organizations and providers in their efforts to identify gaps and vaccinate more adults.
A large, 100-bed nursing home in Florida with a resident COVID-19 vaccination rate of zero percent, was referred to Alliant Health Solutions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for assistance. Alliant, a CMS-designated Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), leveraged its established, trusted partnerships and science-based resources to help the facility achieve a 15.1 percent increase in its resident COVID-19 2023-2024 updated COVID-19 vaccine from January 2024 to the latest report to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
