Resources for Quality

Read the 2016 Innovative Research on Aging, published by Matherlifeways Institute on Aging. The Innovative Research on Aging Awards recognize excellent applied research that offers important implications for senior living. For 2016, Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging...

The Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CC-ABHI) is seeking trial partner sites to test and validate new and innovative solutions in the aging and brain health sector. If your organization is...

New funding is available to help rural skilled nursing organizations reduce their costs of telecommunications and broadband. This past summer, Congress passed legislation that makes skilled nursing organizations eligible to receive funding in addition to other eligible...

Free Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Guide Informal Caregiving Linked to Poorer Health Older People with Social Care Needs and Multiple Long-Term Conditions TeamSTEPPS – An Evidence-Based Team Building Program DSM-5 Pocket Guide for...

Read "Assessing the Edmonton Frail Scale, Multidimensional Geriatric Conditions" on Managed Health Care Connect.  Authors of a study recently published in BMC Geriatrics found that the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) can be a helpful and potentially cost-effective...

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...

Kansas’s emergency preparedness system is anchored in part by six regional Healthcare Coalitions, which assist communities to ensure sustainability and recovery of health care services during a crisis or emergency.  The KDHE website has a...

The award-winning, evidence-based Bathing Without a Battle training on person-centered bathing for people with dementia is now accessible online free of charge. It includes modules on practical approaches to showering, tub bathing, in-room bathing, and...

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...

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...

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...

Learn more about indoor air quality in LTC organizations.