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National Nursing Home Quality Improvement Campaign

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Recent News

Could This Be You?

How one long term care community changed habits to reduce readmission rates. Read our June Newsletter to learn more... Could This Be You?.Keep On Reading
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Quarterly Update

The report includes national, regional and state data beginning with 2011Q2 and ending with... National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Quarterly Update.Keep On Reading
What's in your QI Toolbox?

The Quality Improvement Methods page on the Campaign website has been stocked with quick start resources, including... What's in your QI Toolbox?.Keep On Reading
Long & Short Stay QM Trend Graphs 2017 Q4 Update

By clicking the Quality Measure Trends button from the NNHQI Campaign home page, website visitors can... Long & Short Stay QM Trend Graphs 2017 Q4 Update.Keep On Reading
Celebrating Stories of Success!

In order to inspire improvement across our country, the Campaign is collecting and sharing your stories of success. Celebrating Stories of Success!.Keep On Reading
Still Using Position Alarms?

Consider a performance improvement project that emphasizes individualized care and enhancing mobility... Still Using Position Alarms?.Keep On Reading
Long & Short Stay QM Trend Graphs 2017 Q3 Update

By clicking the Quality Measure Trends button from the NNHQI Campaign home page, website visitors can... Long & Short Stay QM Trend Graphs 2017 Q3 Update.Keep On Reading
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Quarterly Update

The report includes national, regional and state data beginning with 2011Q2 and ending with... National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Quarterly Update.Keep On Reading
Tapping Into Dementia Patients' Memories Through Vaudeville

This is an article about the Vaudeville Visits program at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in... Tapping Into Dementia Patients' Memories Through Vaudeville.Keep On Reading
Long & Short Stay QM Trend Graphs 2017 Q2 Update

By clicking the Quality Measure Trends button from the NNHQI Campaign home page, website visitors can... Long & Short Stay QM Trend Graphs 2017 Q2 Update.Keep On Reading

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Organizational Goals

Consistent Assignment

Consistent assignment has been shown to strengthen relationships between caregivers and both residents and their family members.
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Organizational Goals

Hospitalizations

Many changes in condition can be managed safely without transfer, avoiding the trauma and risks associated with hospitalization.
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Organizational Goals

Person-Centered Care

Person-centered care promotes choice, purpose and meaning in daily life.
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Organizational Goals

Staff Stability

A stable staff allows the nursing home to benefit from experience and knowledge that staff gain over time, increasing the overall competence and confidence of staff, while building strong bonds between residents and caregivers.
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Clinical Outcome Goals

Infections

Working on this goal will allow a nursing home to implement strategies that reduce the incidence and spread of C. difficile, as well as other infections, among residents in the nursing home.
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Clinical Outcome Goals

Medications

Medications used inappropriately can compromise a resident’s well-being and even cause death.
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Clinical Outcome Goals

Mobility

Enhancing and maintaining mobility as a part of daily care helps to maintain a person’s function as well as physical and psychological well-being.
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Clinical Outcome Goals

Pain

Less than adequate pain management can affect residents’ daily activities and quality of life, cause depression, sleeplessness, restlessness, decline in appetite and unintentional weight loss.
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Clinical Outcome Goals

Pressure Ulcers

A systematic approach to assessing and addressing resident's risk and skin can reduce the incidence and severity of pressure ulcers, thus avoiding pain, infection and other complications, and increasing residents' quality of life.
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