Resources for Quality

Read more about the basic responsibilities of nonprofit boards, and how to become a more effective nonprofit board.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has a great free training for long-term care providers to use to in their building about handwashing. Check it out and use it for your next inservice!  

Here are a few resources that might be helpful in dementia care. Living Well with Dementia in the Community Millennials and Dementia Caregiving in the United States Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia: A Way...

Unlocking the Door to Dementia Care The Six Thinking Hats – Looking at a Decision from All Points of View

  The Change Package is a toolkit that was developed by the National Nursing Home Quality Collaborative to assist providers with creating lasting change and high performance. It includes seven key strategies, with numerous supporting change concepts...

Trivia Day, January 4th  Clean Off Your Desk Day, January 9th  National Activity Professional Week  Have Fun at Work Day, January 28th  January is National Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Month  National Wear Red...

  CAST (LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technology) has released a Cybersecurity White Paper and a Benchmarking Questionnaire to help members understand what cybersecurity threats are, how to mitigate risks, and how to respond if attacked. The Benchmarking Questionnaire will help...

  Medicare Hospital Compare Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Compare Website  Medicare Physician Compare Medicare In-Patient Rehabilitation Facility Compare

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 has never been more important to the financial well-being of nursing homes. It has a major effect on Medicare payments, various Quality Measures (QMs) and the Five-Star Rating...

McKnight’s recently published a great article on planning, trust, and teamwork that is a must read for any organization. View the article. 

From the LeadingAge National Dementia Care Services Listserv: A note about language—at LeadingAge we believe in always putting the person first. So, our preference is person living with dementia (vs. dementia patient, as used in the article...

Scientists link modern food additive to explosion of C. diff Bill Promotes Person-centered Planning for Advanced Illness Front Porch's Success Stories Are Next Level Why Sitting May Be Bad for Your Heart Aged...