IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR NURSING HOMES

"Skin Care Fair"
PowerPoint presentation, instructions*, "Train the Trainer" PowerPoint, take-home sheet, Braden puzzle pieces*


Eliminating Restraints in Your Home
- An action plan

Pressure Ulcer Fact Sheet


Pressure Ulcer Tracking Tool
(Excel Spreadsheet file)

Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment

Wheelchair Seating Assessment

Alternatives to Physical Restraints

"BROWN BAG" LUNCHTIME WEBINAR SERIES* (PDF files of the PowerPoint presentations)

New Updates On The Clinical Practice Guidelines For Pressure Ulcers in the Long Term Care Setting
(PDF)
Presentation by
Charles Cefalu, MD, MS - 6/24/10


Pieces of the Nutritional Puzzle:  Relating Pressure Ulcers &
Nutrition
(PDF)
Presentation by Tara Baxter Smith, RD, LDN - 6/10/10
Malnutrition Tools for download:
  - Malnutrition Coding Cue Sheet
  -
Malnutrition Pocket Card


Malnutrition in the Elderly Nursing Home Resident: An Under-Diagnosed Condition (PDF)
Presentation by Ron Ritchey, MD, MBA - 5/19/10
Malnutrition Tools for download:
  - Malnutrition Coding Cue Sheet
  - Malnutrition Pocket Card


Understanding Your Casper Data:  What Are the Hidden Treasures?
(PDF) Presentation by Melody Malone, PT - 5/13/10
PDF Handouts that accompany this Webinar - Malnutrition Resource flyer, Facility Characteristics Report, Res Level Chronic Care, Res Listing Chronic Care, QMQI Report, Res Level Post Acute, Res Listing Post Acute, "How To" Cards, QM/QI Reports Technical Specifications: Version 1.1
Link to QM/QI REPORTS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS


SAVE OUR SKIN - Coordinating Pressure Ulcer Prevention Across
Health Care Settings

Presentation by Julie Kueker, MBA, MT (ASCP) - 2/25/10

"From Defiance to Compliance: The Art of Setting Limits"
Presentation by Jeff Demars, MCCS, ADC, NFA, NHA - 11/12/09

CMS's Five-Star Rating System
Presentation Julie Kueker MBA, MT (ASCP)-8/13/09

Effective Ways to Prevent and Manage Falls
Presentation by David Henry, MD, ABFM, CAQ Geriatrics, CMD-5/14/09

Managing Urinary Incontinence - A Review of the Clinical Practice Guidelines
Presentation by Charles Cefalu, MD, MS - 1/19/09

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Or Is It?
Presentation by Susan Wehry, MD - 12/4/08

Rehabilitate Your Way of Thinking: Think Restraint Reduction
Presentation by Melody Malone, PT - 12/6/08

The Continued Public Health Threat: The Emergence and Resurgence of MRSA
Presentation by Catrin Jones-Nazar, MD, MPH - 10/15/08

New Updates on the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pressure Ulcers in the Long Term Care Setting
Presentation by Dr. Charles Cefalu - 8/7/08

Falls in Long Term Care and Restraint Reduction
Presentation by David Henry, MD, ABFM, CAQ Geriatrics, CMD - 9/18/08

Hurricane Preparedness: Are You Ready?
Presentation by Steve Yankovich, Designated Regional Coordinator
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Region 1-Nursing Homes - 7/18/08

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