Resources for Quality

View the 5-Star Analysis Updated Webinar and handouts via LeadingAge NY.

Tips for Prescribing in the Nursing Home, by L. Liu and I. Campbell. Volume 24 - Issue 9 - October 2016 - ALTC. Nursing home residents are at increased risk of adverse drug reactions, falls, hospitalization, and...

The New Markets Tax Credit program (NMTC Program) helps economically distressed communities attract private capital by providing investors with a federal tax credit.  Learn more.

Here are some resources that CEOs and Administrators can use with their boards to more effectively fulfill their ethical, legal and fiduciary responsibilities. Some are shorter, such as the video on the fiduciary responsibilities...

View More than Meds: A Toolkit for Creating Change in Nursing Homes, via Culture Outcomes.  

The Alliance for Nonprofit Management has issued a report based on a national study about board chairs’ preparation and understanding of their roles in relationship to their boards, their Executive Directors, and to the communities...

Learn more about indoor air quality in LTC organizations.  

The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released four new toolkits on antimicrobial stewardship for nursing homes. The toolkits cover a variety of interventions that nursing homes can use to improve antibiotic...

The National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) in partnership with the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) have just released two new tools that will be very helpful to AITs and...

Mouth Care Without a Battle is an evidence-based approach to person-centered daily mouth care for persons with cognitive and physical impairment.  Developed by the research group that brought you Bathing without a Battle, Mouth Care...

Contacts by region: Northeast: Danielle Marten - (785) 295-8937 North Central: Sue Cooper - (785) 452-7165 Northwest: Tami Wood - (785) 639-0594 Southeast: Fred Rinne - (620) 332-7538 South Central: Charlie Keeton - (316) 962-8237 Southwest:  Karen Luckett - (620) 272-2368 KC...

More than Meds: A Toolkit for Creating Change in Nursing Homes is a new resource designed to help reduce antipsychotics through a person-centered approach. The toolkit summarizes the processes, tools and lessons learned throughout...