Longitudinal evaluation of a statewide Quality Improvement Program for Nursing Homes
Posted On: 3-1-24
Objectives: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Nursing Home Quality report recommends that states “develop and operate state-based…technical assistance programs…to help nursing homes…improve care and…operations.” The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) is one such program. This longitudinal evaluation examined and compared differences in quality measures (QMs) and nursing home (NH) characteristics based on intensity of QIPMO services used.
Design: A descriptive study compared key QMs of clinical care, facility-level characteristics, and differing QIPMO service intensity use. QIPMO services include on-site clinical consultation by expert nurses; evidence-based practice information; teaching NHs use of quality improvement (QI) methods; and guiding their use of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-prepared QM comparative feedback reports to improve care.
Setting and Participants: All Missouri NHs (n = 510) have access to QIPMO services at no charge. All used some level of service during the study, 2020–2022.
Methods QM data were drawn from CMS’s publicly available website (Refresh April 2023) and NH characteristics data from other public websites. Service intensity was calculated using data from facility contacts (on-site visits, phone calls, texts, emails, webinars). NHs were divided into quartiles based on service intensity.
Results:All groups had different beginning QM scores and improved ending scores. Group 2, moderate resource intensity use, started with “worse” overall score and improved to best performing by the end. Group 4, most resource intensity use, improved least but required highest service intensity.
Conclusions and Implications: This longitudinal evaluation of QIPMO, a statewide QI technical assistance and support program, provides evidence of programmatic stimulation of statewide NH quality improvements. It provides insight into intensity of services needed to help facilities improve. Other states should consider QIPMO success and develop their own programs, as recommended by the NASEM report so their NHs can embrace QI and “initiate fundamental change” for better care for our nation’s older adults.
Rantz, M.J., Martin, C., Zaniletti, I., Mueller, J., Galambos, C., Vogelsmeier, A., Popejoy, L., Thompson, R.A., & Crecelius, C. (2024). Longitudinal evaluation of a statewide Quality Improvement Program for Nursing Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Published online January 31, 2024.
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 11, Issue 2)
Posted On: 2-7-24
- You Know What They Say About Assuming?!
- ICAR Corner
- Music Soothes the Savage Beast
- Tracheostomy 101
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 11, Issue 1)
Posted On: 10-31-23
IN THIS ISSUE
- Recruit, Recruit, Recruit
- The Importance of Discussing One’s Health Care Wishes
- ICAR Corner
- Are You Meeting the Baseline Care Plan Requirements?
- What’s in the Water? Water-borne Illness
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November 2023
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 10, Issue 4)
Posted On: 9-1-23
IN THIS ISSUE
- Welcome Aboard – More Newbies!
- Hidden Gems in Long-Term Care
- ICAR Corner
- Optimizing Your Data Collection
- Keeping Your Residents Safe
- We Want You!
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August 2023
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 10, Issue 3)
Posted On: 5-9-23
IN THIS ISSUE
- A Time for Celebration
- ICAR Corner
- Proactive Leadership
- Fall Risk Assessment Tools
- Critical Element Pathways
- We Want You!
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May 2023
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 10, Issue 2)
Posted On: 2-8-23
IN THIS ISSUE
- Introducing…
- Resources, Resources, Resources
- ICAR Corner
- Keeping Your Residents Safe from Falls
- Compassionate Care
- Thanks to NARCAN
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February 2023
The way the United States finances, delivers, and regulates care in nursing home settings is ineffective, inefficient, inequitable, fragmented, and unsustainable. The failings of the US healthcare system regarding nursing homes are reflected in poor resident outcomes, substantial government spending, pervasive inequities, and an underpaid and demoralized workforce (Konetzka, Yan, & Werner, 2021; Sloane et al., 2021; Travers, Agarwal, et al., 2021; Travers, Teitelman, et al., 2020; Yang, Yong, & Scott, 2022). Between the years of 2013 and 2017, 82% of nursing homes were cited for an infection prevention and control deficiency (U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2020). Consequently, it is no surprise residents and those working in the nursing home sector suffered greatly under the weight of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Images of isolated residents languishing day after day, reports of infections fomented by lack of personal protective equipment, the deaths of over 150,000 residents, and stories of underpaid staff working in unsafe conditions with little respite, recognition, or support, have plagued news feeds for over 2 years. And yet, many underlying problems related to how the United States finances and regulates nursing home care have existed for decades in nursing homes without timely and critical legislative intervention. Four reports produced by the Institute of Medicine, now the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), proposed solutions for improving care delivery in nursing homes (Instituteof Medicine [IOM] Committee on Nursing Home Regulation, 1986; IOM Committee on Improving Quality in Long-Term Care, Wunderlich, & Kohler, 2001; IOM Committee on the Adequacy of Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, Wunderlich, Sloan, & Davis, 1996; IOM Committee on the Future Health Care Workforce for Older Americans, 2008). Some led to significant changes, such as the passage of OBRA 1987, and promulgation of new standards; however, none have resulted in change that eradicated these fundamental problems. Immediate action to initiate meaningful change is necessary.
Travers, J.L., Alexander, G., Bergh, M., Bonner, A., Degenholtz, H.B., Ersek, M., Ferrell, B., Grabowski, D.C., Longobardi, I., McMullen, T., Mueller, C., Rantz, M., Saliba, D., Sloane, P., & Stevenson, D.G. (2023). 2022 NASEM quality of nursing home report: moving recommendations to action. Public Policy & Aging Report. 33(S1), S1-S4.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes had a broad mandate: to examine how the United States“delivers, finances, measures, and regulates the quality of nursing home care”(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,2022,p. xvii). The resultant goals and associated recommendations encompass a broad array of strategies and actors needed to improve the quality of care. At their core are a vision and guiding principles that, if enacted, the Committee asserts will transform the day-to-day delivery of care: “nursing home residents receive care in a safe environment that honors their values and preferences, addresses goals of care, promotes equity, and assesses benefits and risks of care and treatments”(NationalAcademies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,2022,p. 498i). Care delivery must be person-centered: that is, care that meets the unique needs, goals, values, and preferences of residents
Rantz, M. & Ersek, M. (2023). Care delivery, quality measurement, and quality improvement in nursing homes: Issues and recommendations from the National Academies’ report on the quality of care in nursing homes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(2), 329-334.
Rantz, M. & Ersek, M. (2023). Care delivery, quality measurement, and quality improvement in nursing homes: Issues and recommendations from the National Academies’ report on the quality of care in nursing homes. Public Policy & Aging Report, 33(S1), S11-S15.
Calling all Nurses – Now is the time to take action on improving the quality of care in nursing homes
Posted On: 1-6-23
Mueller, C.A., Alexander, G., Ersek, M., Ferrell, B., Rantz, M., & Travers, J. (2023). Calling all Nurses – Now is the time to take action on improving the quality of care in nursing homes. Nursing Outlook. Published online: January 6, 2023.
For a number of decades, nurses have raised concerns about nursing-related issues in nursing homes (NH) such as inadequate registered nurse (RN) staffing, insufficient RN and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) gerontological expertise, and lack of RN leadership competencies. The NASEM Committee on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes illuminated the long-standing issues and concerns affecting the quality of care in nursing homes and proposed seven goals and associated recommendations intended to achieve the Committee’s vision: Nursing home residents receive care in a safe environment that honors their values and preferences, addresses goals of care, promotes equity, and assesses the benefits and risks of care and treatments. This paper outlines concrete and specific actions nurses and nursing organizations can take to ensure the recommendations are implemented.
Sharing lessons from successes – long-term care facilities that weathered the storm of COVID-19 and staffing crises
Posted On: 11-21-22
Purpose: To identify leadership styles and staffing strategies in Missouri long-term care (LTC) facilities that stood out among their peers as “positive deviants” with regard to COVID-19 infections and staffing shortages.
Methods: Statewide survey of all LTC facilities to identify exemplar facilities with stable staffing and low rates of COVID-19. Interviews with senior leaders were conducted in 10 facilities in the state to understand the strategies employed that led to these “positive outliers.” A result-based educational program was designed to describe their actions and staff reactions.
Results: Exemplar leaders used transformational leadership style. Top reasons for their success were as follows: (1) trusting and supportive staff relationships; (2) positive presence and communication; and (3) use of consistent staffing assignments. Strong statewide participation was noted in the educational programs.
Martin, N., Frank, B., Farrell, D., Brady, C., Dixon-Hall, J., Mueller, J., & Rantz, M. (2022). Sharing lessons from successes – long-term care facilities that weathered the storm of COVID-19 and staffing crises. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 38(1), 19-25.
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 10, Issue 1)
Posted On: 11-8-22
IN THIS ISSUE
- Punching Out Parkinson’s and Other “Therapies”
- Will the Flu Strike You?
- Remember Your Why
- Employee Engagement
- ICAR Corner
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November 2022
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 9, Issue 4)
Posted On: 8-5-22
IN THIS ISSUE
- Another Gem Added
- Monkeypox
- ICAR Corner
- Coming Soon… New Surveyor Guidance
- GDR in Psychotropic Medication Management
- Coaching Skills
- Value-Based Purchasing Incentive
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August 2022
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 9, Issue 3)
Posted On: 5-6-22
IN THIS ISSUE
- Addressing your Residents’ Psychosocial Needs
- Building and Keeping Great Staff
- ICAR Corner
- Down and Dirty in the Dementia Unit
- Discharge before Admission
- Visitation and Visitation Guidance
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May 2022
The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality
Posted On: 4-21-22
The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents, Families, and Staff
The Committee on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes began their work in the fall of 2020 at a pivotal time when a bright light had been cast on care delivered in nursing homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic. While much of society previously had little awareness of the care delivered in nursing homes, the evening news channels and social media projected daily images of the pandemic’s impact and of the inadequate care that put the safety of both residents and staff at risk while distraught family members watched from afar as their frail older loved ones were kept in isolation. The committee worked to describe the care being delivered in nursing homes before the pandemic, now made manifest by the crisis.
Read the full report HERE! Or check out the highlights (summary document) HERE!
Press regarding the report release: Associated Press | McKnights Long-Term Care News | STAT | Modern Healthcare | ABC 17 (KMIZ) News
MU nursing professor serves on national nursing home panel
Posted On: 4-19-22
Marilyn Rantz, a Curators’ professor emerita at the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, is a member of the Committee on the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes. The panel was organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and first met in the fall of 2020, according to a news release.
Read the full article about the committee’s report HERE!
KOMU News, April 18, 2022. Written by Hannah Norton.
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 9, Issue 2)
Posted On: 2-2-22
IN THIS ISSUE
- How Does the Vaccine Work?
- Regulation Road
- Hold It! Insulin Administration
- COVID Isolation Coding
- ICAR Corner: Hand Hygiene
- Coagulation and COVID-19
- Meeting Universal Needs
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February 2022
Quality of Care in Nursing Homes (QIPMO Presentation for NAM)
Posted On: 8-10-21
MU Sinclair School of Nursing was well represented by two members of the QIPMO team in a June 2021 public webinar sponsored by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to inform the national study currently being conducted by the Academies about the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/the-quality-of-care-in-nursing-homes.
QIPMO was invited to present about the statewide service provided to all the nursing homes in Missouri. It is a program funded by the MO Department of Health and Senior Services that was developed by research conducted by faculty of the Sinclair School of Nursing. The program began in 1999 and continues today to improve the quality of care of nursing home residents in Missouri.
View the presentation HERE!
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 8, Issue 4)
Posted On: 8-5-21
IN THIS ISSUE
- This Is Your Legacy
- When Should I Schedule an ICAR?
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions
- Wounds, Wounds, Wounds!
- Employee Engagement
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August 2021
Sinclair’s Second Responders (Mizzou Nursing Magazine, Spring 2021)
Posted On: 5-20-21
When Marilyn Rantz hung up the phone, she knew she had to do something. A director of nursing at a long-term care facility in St. Louis had just told Rantz that she was making masks out of rubber bands and paper towels. “That rocked my world,” says the curators professor emerita of the Sinclair School of Nursing. A long-term care researcher known nationally for her work improving care in nursing homes, Rantz gathered a team for an urgent strategy session — on Zoom, of course. “How do we help these homes and residents survive?”
Historically underfunded and understaffed, nursing homes are not designed for a pandemic: Residents reside in close, often shared, living arrangements. They share caregivers. Many are especially vulnerable to the effects of respiratory-borne illnesses. And staff, visitors and other health care workers are frequently coming and going. “Nursing homes were unprepared for this sort of event,” says Lori Popejoy, an associate professor in the School of Nursing. “They didn’t have the people who were skilled to help them. And the community and public health industry was not prepared to support nursing homes — or, I believe, they overestimated what nursing homes could do on their own.”
Read the full article about the amazing joint effort between QIPMO and MOQI HERE (page 8)!
Mizzou Nursing Magazine, Spring, May 2021. Written by Kelsey Allen.
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 8, Issue 3)
Posted On: 5-7-21
IN THIS ISSUE
- Embracing Diversity in Our Homes
- Can You See the Light??
- Just for You: QIPMO Infection Control Manual
- No-Nose Gang
- OSHA in tha’ House!
- Maintaining Life Safety Code Compliance
- Person-Centered Activities
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May 2021
MU Nursing Home Research (radio interview)
Posted On: 3-5-21
MU Nursing Home Research – radio interview with David Lile, KFRU
MOQI project, APRN regulations, reducing avoidable hospitalizations in LTC/nursing homes, systems change and sustaining change, quality improvement,
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 8, Issue 2)
Posted On: 2-8-21
IN THIS ISSUE
- To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate
- During These Depressive Times
- The Role of the Charge Nurse
- Infection Control Assessment and Response
- Housekeepers: Another Important Team Member
- Employee Engagement
- No More BUTS!
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February 2021
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 8, Issue 1)
Posted On: 11-4-20
IN THIS ISSUE
- Bringing Back Visitation
- Testing
- The New Cats in Town
- Staffing Problems in a Pandemic
- A Living Legend
- Everyone Can Help Someone
- Don’t Burst Our Bubble
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November 2020
MU Nursing professor Emerita Rantz recognized as ‘Living Legend’
Posted On: 9-1-20
Dr. Marilyn Rantz has been selected as a “Living Legend” by the American Academy of Nursing
Rantz, a Curators’ Professor Emerita from the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, has been a nurse for 50 years and is considered by the Academy to be the “premier expert in quality measurement in nursing homes and research programs to improve elder care,” according to a news release announcing the honor.
The announcement humbled Rantz, who called it “very affirming” in a telephone interview. After years of watching colleagues with significant contributions to healthcare be recognized, the level of the award left an overwhelming impression on her.
“In some ways, it makes me feel old,” Rantz said. “I finally have lived long enough and the body of work is large enough that it could be recognized in this way.”
The award is the highest honor the Academy gives and is awarded annually to leaders who have “made a lasting impression on the trajectory of the profession and the well-being of individuals globally,” the release said.
“It is vital that we recognize the profession’s leaders who have worked tirelessly throughout their careers to promote better health outcomes, increase health equity, advance education and improve conditions for vulnerable populations, all while mentoring the next generation to follow in their footsteps,” said Academy President Eileen Sullivan-Marx in the news release.
Rantz is the executive director for the Aging in Place Project, which allows seniors to “age in place” through Sinclair Home Care. Rantz also directs the Quality Improvement Program for Missouri, which has “transformed the care Missouri nursing home residents receive,” the release said.
Rantz will be officially designated a “Living Legend” at the Academy’s “Transforming Health, Driving Policy” conference, to be held virtually Oct. 29-31.
Columbia Missourian, by Janae McKenzie, 9/1/20.
It was late afternoon on Jan. 30, 2020. A nurse from the Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) was leading a standard table top influenza pandemic exercise in Poplar Bluff when a call came through that would forever change the way healthcare would operate. The words were ominous and foreboding. “Folks, the CDC just confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the United States. This is no longer a drill.”
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Pool, D. & Boren, W. (2020). Second responders: Answering the call for help in long-term care. McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, accessed online August 27, 2020.
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 7, Issue 4)
Posted On: 8-5-20
IN THIS ISSUE
- Through the Looking Glass
- You Have Our Gratitude
- Looking from the Sidelines
- Reporting During COVID-19
- Community and Healthcare Coalition Assistance
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August 2020
A coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri nursing homes
Posted On: 7-16-20
In the United States, the first case of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was detected in January 2020 in the state of Washington. By February 2020, COVID-19 was linked to 167 confirmed cases of staff and residents within a single nursing home in that same state, resulting in 34 deaths. As of March 21, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported that 7732 long-term facilities in 43 state had known COVID-19–positive residents. In the 38 states that reported nursing home mortality data, COVID-19 is responsible for 42% of the deaths. Residents in long-term care facilities are especially vulnerable to the effects of respiratory-borne illness (e.g. influenza), which now includes COVID-19. However, the vulnerability of nursing home residents goes beyond age, physical condition, and frailty and includes their physical environment. Nursing home residents share common caregivers and reside in close, often shared, living arrangements. In addition, pathogenic spread can occur through exposure during transfers to/from the hospital as well as exposure to staff, visitors, and other health care workers who go in and out of the facility.
Popejoy, L., Vogelsmeier, A., Boren, W., Martin, N., Kist, S., Rantz, M., & Miller, S. (2020). A coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 35(4), 287-292.
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 7, Issue 3)
Posted On: 4-9-20
IN THIS ISSUE
- Be a Nurse!
- Your Role in Infection Prevention
- Nursing Care to Manage Respiratory Distress/Illness
- Environmental Cleaning and Disinfecting in a COVID-19 World
- Staying Social while Social Distancing
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April 2020
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 7, Issue 2)
Posted On: 2-4-20
IN THIS ISSUE
- When to Re-evaluate PASRR
- Our Changing Long-Term Care Population
- A Skin Cornerstone: The Admission Skin Assessment
- Infection Control Preventionist
- Dialysis Doesn’t Just Affect the Kidneys
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February 2020
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Posted On: 11-5-19
IN THIS ISSUE
- Let’s Hire Great Employees
- Interview/Hiring Process
- Nursing Home Compare Improvements
- That Ominous Dash
- Foot Care
- We Are First Responders
- Trauma-Informed Care
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November 2019
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 6, Issue 4)
Posted On: 8-21-19
IN THIS ISSUE
- Welcome to Mark Francis
- Get with the Lingo
- Developing Care Plans for Non-Verbal or Confused Residents
- Documentation: Did I Remember to Chart it All?
- Recognizing Hyponatremia in Older Adults
- Staffing Budget
- Adverse Behaviors: Are They a Sign of Undiagnosed Medical or Dental Conditions?
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August 2019
Platinum research: MU nursing home improvement program celebrates 20th anniversary
Posted On: 6-13-19
Platinum research: MU nursing home improvement program celebrates 20th anniversary
As people age and their health needs change, nursing homes become a source of care and support, especially for those who can no longer live independently.
Since 1999, the Quality Improvement Program for Missouri has been providing clinical practice consultations and technical assistance to nursing homes throughout the state. Curators’ Professor Emerita Marilyn Rantz is the project director for the program, which is a cooperative between the MU Sinclair School of Nursing and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Find the full press release here.
Written by Brian Consiglio | Mizzou News
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 6, Issue 2)
Posted On: 2-18-19
IN THIS ISSUE
- Fond Farewell
- Section M: Skin Conditions
- CMS Phase 3
- Antipsychotics
- Drug and Food Interactions
- ABN, SNFABN, NOMNC, DENC
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February 2019
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Promote Older Adult Health (GSA video)
Posted On: 11-12-18
Over twenty years ago, the University of Missouri formed a broad interdisciplinary team to revolutionize older adult care. Over the years, this team consisted of engineering, nursing, and social work researchers, among other valuable members. From this team came two unique and successful interventions. The first is the development of in-home sensor technology to help older adults age in place. This system captures sleep, gait, and activity patterns non-invasively recognizes when patterns change, and automatically generates alerts to signal possible impending health problems days or weeks earlier than people are typically aware, allowing them to seek early treatment. The second intervention is the Mobilizing Options for Quality Improvement in Post-Acute Care (MOQI-PAC) project. Full-time Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and a multidisciplinary clinical support team in sixteen nursing homes promote early interventions for residents with declining health conditions. This team has been able to reduce potentially avoidable hospitalizations by 50% and all-cause hospitalizations by 32%. Together, these two interventions can result in even more improvements in avoidable hospitalizations, improved overall function, better chronic illness management, and better overall quality of life for older adults.
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 6, Issue 1)
Posted On: 11-5-18
IN THIS ISSUE
- Resident Rights on Discharge
- Emergency Preparedness Program
- Vaccinations
- Gastronomy Tube and the Nursing Plan of Care
- Alzheimer’s and Dementia
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November 2018
***SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE*** 11/28/18
Hard to Love – Addressing Sexuality in Long-Term Care: A Person-centered Approach to Intimacy and Dementia
Wendy Boren, BS, RN
Impact of Survey Readiness Training on Nursing Home Quality of Care
Posted On: 11-1-18
Due to their role overseeing administrative, operational, and clinical services in nursing homes (NHs), licensed nursing home administrators (LNHAs) are responsible for quality of care and correcting deficiencies identified during the annual certification and survey process. State regulations vary widely in educational and work experience requirements for LNHAs. As an adjunct to traditional education, the Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) offers on-site 2-day survey readiness training from experienced LNHA-consultants to better prepare current LNHAs.
Phillips, L.J., Oyewusi, C., Martin, N., Youse, E., & Rantz, M.J. (2018). Impact of Survey Readiness Training on Nursing Home Quality of Care. Innovation in Aging, 2(Suppl 1), 723.
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 5, Issue 4)
Posted On: 7-31-18
IN THIS ISSUE
- Wanted: RN Coverage
- The Revolving Door of MO Nursing Home Administrators
- CPR – Let’s Do It or NOT
- Alzheimer’s and Dementia
- Resources for Infection Control
- Caring for a Resident with a Pacemaker
- Committees? Tasks?
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August 2018
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 5, Issue 3)
Posted On: 4-20-18
IN THIS ISSUE
- Survey Preparedness Guide
- Under Pressure
- CMS Clarification
- Changes in the 5-STAR Report
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine for PTSD
- Staffing: It’s Everybody’s Problem
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May 2018
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 5, Issue 2)
Posted On: 2-1-18
IN THIS ISSUE
- CMS Errata Document
- Text Communication S and C
- Infection Control Practices
- Having Fun with ADLs
- Alphabet Soup (Help with Acronyms)
- Oral Diabetic Agents
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February 2018
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 5, Issue 1)
Posted On: 11-1-17
IN THIS ISSUE
- Coming to Your Home November 28, 2017
- Discharge and the Ombudsmen Offices
- Florence Nightingale Black Market Viagra!
- Medication Management Systems
- F655 Baseline Care Plans and Baseline Summary
- It’s All About Me!
- Oral Diabetic Agents
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November 2017
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 4, Issue 4)
Posted On: 8-1-17
IN THIS ISSUE
- New LTC Survey Process – Highlights
- Don’t Just Survive… Thrive!
- Seriously, AGAIN?
- What’s Coming Up for QRP
- MDS Changes this Fall: Sect N and P
- Medicare Short-Stay Assessments
- Sepsis: What to Know and How to Manage
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August 2017
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 4, Issue 3)
Posted On: 5-1-17
IN THIS ISSUE
- Hello! Crystal Plank Intro
- A Few Parting Thoughts
- Communication, Delegation, Documentation Models for Nursing Staff
- The PEPPER Reports
- MDS-Focused Surveys
- Emergency Preparedness Conditions of Participation
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May 2017
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 4, Issue 2)
Posted On: 2-1-17
IN THIS ISSUE
- And the Winner Is…
- Poetry at Sunrise
- Do YOU Have High Nursing Turnover?
- What’s New in 2017?
- Life Safety Code Updates and Reminders
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February 2017
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 4, Issue 1)
Posted On: 10-1-16
IN THIS ISSUE
- To Prevent Stroke: F.A.S.T. Take Charge!
- Clinical CornerMDS Nook; Caption This!
- It’s Time to Move It, Move It!
- The Sleep Seminar
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October 2016
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 3, Issue 4)
Posted On: 7-1-16
IN THIS ISSUE
- Newbie Alert!
- Farewell from Dave
- Coding Anticoagulants
- Infection Control F441
- Prioritizing Individuals who will Benefit from Antipsych Reduction
- Nobody to Call
- Getting Ready for Bed
- Sleep Interruptions
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July 2016
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 3, Issue 3)
Posted On: 5-1-16
IN THIS ISSUE
- Bullies in Long-Term Care
- Pneumococcal Vaccines: Get This One Done!
- Accidents and Supervision
- Pain in the MDS!
- ICD-10 Migraine: But is That right?
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May 2016
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 3, Issue 2)
Posted On: 2-1-16
IN THIS ISSUE
- Is Your Staff Prepared to Honor EOL Decisions?
- Lightning Bugs, Lemon Meringue, and Love for Our Seniors
- Why is F241 Dignity being Cited?
- Post-Fall Huddle
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February 2016
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 2, Issue 4)
Posted On: 7-1-15
IN THIS ISSUE
- Seriously?
- What IS QIPMO?
- ICD-10 is Coming!
- Tips for Successful Transitions into LTC Living
- The Beauty of Networking
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July 2015
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 2, Issue 3)
Posted On: 4-1-15
IN THIS ISSUE
- MDS Spotlight: Did You Know?
- What People are Saying
- Validation Reports
- IMPACT Act
- Questions from the Field: Abuse
- Medication Errors: What is Your System?
- Advance Care Planning
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April 2015
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 2, Issue 2)
Posted On: 1-1-15
IN THIS ISSUE
- MDS Spotlight: Common Questions and Mistakes
- The 3-D Picture
- Responsible Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections
- Do You Know What’s Important to Your CNAs?
- Questions from the Field: Resident Complaint Files
- Let’s Hear it for Chapter Two!
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January 2015
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 2, Issue 1)
Posted On: 10-1-14
IN THIS ISSUE
- It’s Influenza Vaccination Time
- QIPMO and Leadership Coaching Facts
- Decisions for End of Life in Long-Term Care
- October MDS Changes
- Why Restorative Nursing Services are Important
- Questions from the Field: Resident Complaint Files
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October 2014
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 1, Issue 4)
Posted On: 7-1-14
IN THIS ISSUE
- Little Known Facts about the MDS
- Questions from the Field: Requirements for Emergency Preparedness and Fire Drills
- Spotlight on Interesting Websites
- MDS Coding Corner: Section G
- The PEPPER Report
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July 2014
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 1, Issue 3)
Posted On: 5-1-14
IN THIS ISSUE
- AANAC Conference
- Questions from the Field: Can extension cords be used in a long-term care facility?
- MDS Coding Corner: Section Q
- Spotlight on Interesting Websites
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May 2014
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 1, Issue 2)
Posted On: 1-1-14
IN THIS ISSUE
- Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDROs): What are They and What is Your Role?
- MDS Coding Corner: Sections I and O
- Questions from the Field: Can an electric blanket or heating pad be used in a long-term care facility?
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January 2014
MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls (Volume 1, Issue 1)
Posted On: 10-1-13
IN THIS ISSUE
- ICD-10: Are you ready?
- MDS Coding Tip: Section M 1200
- Questions from the Field: Can I charge my Medicaid/Medicare residents for oxygen?
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October 2013