The end of the public health emergency and the commercialization of COVID-19 vaccines has led to vaccine administration and billing challenges for nursing homes across the country.
The Health Quality Innovation Network’s Nursing Home Sepsis Gap Analysis tool can be used by nursing home staff to access their current level of sepsis care and help identify any gaps in care.
The Health Quality Innovation Network’s SBAR Communication for Possible Sepsis resource is intended for nursing home staff to document and report a change in resident condition due to possible sepsis.
The Health Quality Innovation Network’s Resident and Family Guide to Understanding Sepsis defines what sepsis is and who is at risk of getting sepsis. This guide also describes the signs and symptoms of sepsis and what family members can do if they suspect a loved one may have sepsis.
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 the following languages:
This patient-facing animated video addresses misinformation and the confusion that many people face when trying to make decisions about the Covid-19 vaccine.
A midsize long-term care facility on the West Coast was referred by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to Comagine Health, a Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization (QIN-QIO), for assistance with increasing nursing home resident COVID-19 vaccinations. Despite many facility residents agreeing and consenting to vaccination, the nursing home’s resident immunization rate was lagging several similar facilities in the region.
This Change Package for Nursing Home Partnership, prepared by Great Plains Quality Innovation Network, demonstrates how effectively implementing cross-cutting strategies can accelerate your improvement efforts and also includes the engagement of residents and their family members as active partners.
