These resources were developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help health care providers understand and/or communicate COVID-19 recommendations to their patients and the community. It is featured in the Quality in Action blog article Telligen’s One-on-One Technical Assistance Helps Two Nursing Homes Increase Education and Communication About COVID-19 Boosters to Improve Rates.
This resource was developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help health care providers stay informed about the latest materials and resources related to the COVID-19 vaccine. It is featured in the Quality in Action blog article Telligen’s One-on-One Technical Assistance Helps Two Nursing Homes Increase Education and Communication About COVID-19 Boosters to Improve Rates.
This resource, developed by TMF Quality Innovation Network, created for nursing homes, features infection prevention and control and vaccination guidance and resources. It is featured in the Quality in Action blog article, TMF's Persistence Helps Nursing Home Increase its Resident COVID-19 Booster Rate by More Than 50 Percent.
This workbook, created by Comagine Health, explains how to use and implement Kamishibai Cards, or K Cards, in a long-term care setting. Originally based in manufacturing processes, K Cards have been adapted into health care in recent years.
K Cards can be an effective method for:
Mountain-Pacific Quality Health created this checklist which 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.
These performance improvement plan (PIP) templates were created by Superior Health Quality Alliance to assist nursing homes in reducing rehospitalizations due to HAIs (urinary tract infection, sepsis, pneumonia, COVID-19, and Clostridioides difficile infection). Each template contains resources and outline action plans to assist in implementation.
New to the world of infection prevention or looking for prevention sources? This resource was developed by Mountain-Pacific Quality Health in partnership with the Montana Department of Health and Human Services, Epidemiology and Scientific Support Bureau.
Qsource, in conjunction with a nursing home (NH) administrator, developed a workforce retention toolkit for use in NHs. Staffing in nursing homes has a significant impact on the quality of care and outcomes residents experience. Although staffing has always been problematic for nursing homes at some level, the impact of COVID-19 has been substantial.
This plan of action, produced by TMF Networks, was developed for nursing home leadership to use when talking with nursing facility residents about their COVID-19 vaccination status.
This resource, provided by TMF Quality Innovation Network, was developed for nursing home staff and leadership to share proven ideas and best practices to incentivize vaccine champions in your facility.