Nursing Home Quality
Better Together.We look forward to partnering with and supporting nursing homes across our region over the next five years. We will work together to implement quality improvement strategies to achieve overall better care, lowered healthcare costs and better health outcomes.
Specifically, we will partner with nursing homes to:
- Improve the Five Star Quality Domain Score Rating that includes 15 quality measures
- Reduce adverse drug events with a focus on anticoagulants, diabetic agents, opioids and antipsychotic medications
- Increase resident safety
- Reduce healthcare acquired infections and conditions
- Improve appropriate and quality care transitions with an emphasis on the reduction of emergency department visits and readmissions
We will meet nursing homes where they are at in their quality improvement journey. Participating homes will have access to expertise and technical assistance from our team. Best practices, data, tools and trainings will be available to support nursing homes in achieving set quality improvement aims. We will identify and facilitate educational opportunities and peer networking while utilizing data as a driver for change.
Nursing Home Quality Measure Video Series
Nursing Home Quality News
Great Plains QIN Nursing Home Nuts & Bolts Newsletters
We will post the most recent Nuts & Bolts newsletters on this page. If you would like a copy of a previous issue, contact Keri McDermott, Communications Director, at keri.mcdermott@greatplainsqin.org
News
GPQIN LAN Event: The Faces of Opioids in South Dakota | February 21, 2023
Friday Focus 4 Health: February 2023 Series – Register Today!
Cheri Fast and Jessica Danko Earn CBIC Certification in Infection Control
Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Failure Are a Troubling Pair: Know Diabetes by Heart Campaign
See All Nursing Home News Posts
North Dakota State-Specific Resources
South Dakota State-Specific Resources
Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Advance Care Planning
Adverse Drug Events
Antipsychotic Medications
Great Plains QIN Antipsychotic Measure Coding Tip Sheet [Short Stay]
Great Plains QIN Antipsychotic Measure Coding Tip Sheet [Long Stay]
Great Plains QIN Antipsychotic Reduction Resident Prioritization Tool
→Video Tutorial: Great Plains QIN Antipsychotic Reduction Prioritization Tool
Are you Releasing to a Nursing Home? How to Decrease Readmissions
All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package
CMS National Partnership Resources
Dementia Care & Antipsychotic Drugging Advocacy Toolkit
Medications Linked to Falls
C.diff Reduction & Antibiotic Stewardship
Connecting the Dots – Antibiotic Stewardship, Immunization, Sepsis
Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes
Nursing Home Antimicrobial Stewardship Modules
Toolkit 1. Suspected UTI SBAR Toolkit (AHRQ)
The MN Department of Health
C. diff Tools:
GPQIN Decision Tree for Diarrhea Management
Healthcare Providers:
- The latest C.diff prevention guidance and resources
- NEW and UPDATED C. diff materials
- FREE print materials (search “C. diff” under “Programs”)
- Answers to frequently asked questions about C. diff
- (these can also be added to the NH page)
CDC tools: Visit CDC’s C. diff website to learn more
Bladder & Bowel
Dementia Care
Depression
Falls
All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package
DREAM Toolkit
Falls Management Program: A Quality Improvement Initiative for Nursing Facilities
STEADI Resources
Great Plains QIN Falls Tracking Tool – Excel file
Great Plains QIN Falls Quality Measure Coding Tips
Great Plans QIN Falls Huddle Sheet
Healthcare Related Infections
Great Plains QIN – Nursing Home COVID-19 Key Resources
All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package
AHRQ Toolkit to Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities
CDC Nursing Home and Assisted Living Tools, Training, and Resources for Healthcare Infections
Decision Tree For Diarrhea Management
Head to Toe (H2T) Infection Prevention Toolkit
Nursing Home Training Sessions
Assessment of Current COVID-19 Activities
North Dakota Department of Health-HAI Division
South Dakota Department of Health-HAI Division
Influenza and Pneumonia Vaccination
Connecting the Dots – Antibiotic Stewardship, Immunization, Sepsis
→ Great Plains QIN Nursing Home Vaccination Change Package
Great Plains QIN Influenza Quality Measure MDS Coding Tip Sheet
Great Plains QIN Pneumococcal Quality Measure MDS Coding Tips
Great Plains QIN Vaccination Quality Measure Checklist
Great Plains QIN Electronic Vaccination Log – Excel File
All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package
National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative Change Package
Change Package Crosswalk
CMS Nursing Home Compare Five Star Rating System User Guide
Long-Term Care Facility Immunization Toolkit
Long-Term Care Toolkit to Increase Vaccination Among Personnel
Vaccines for Adults
Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary (MSPB)
Pain & Opioids
CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
CDC Opioid Guidelines Resources
Geriatric Pain Management Resources
Opioid Misuse Resources
Opioid Use in Long-Term Services and Supports Education Modules
Pain: Considering Complementary Approaches (eBook)
Pressure Injuries
NPIAP Pressure Injury Staging Poster
NPIAP Pressure Injury Prevention Points
All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package
National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative Change Package
Change Package Crosswalk
CMS Nursing Home Compare Five Star Rating System User Guide
DREAM Toolkit
Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention
QIO Pressure Ulcer Tracking Tool
Licensed Nurse Weekly Skin Assessment
CNA Shower Skin Review
Braden Scale Interventions Algorithm
Quality Improvement
Great Plains QIN Quality Improvement Project Guide and Tools
Great Plains QIN Auditing Performance Tracking Resources
⇒ Great Plains QIN Auditing Performance Tracker Template
⇒ Video: How to Use the Auditing Performance Tracking Tool
⇒ Presentation/Slides: QAPI Performance Tracking Tool
Great Plains QIN Performance Improvement Project (PIP) Template (print version)
Great Plains QIN Performance Improvement Project (PIP) Template [fillable form)
Quality Measures: How They Are Developed, Used, & Maintained
CMS COVID-19Nursing Home Training – QSEP Access Tutorial
[Developed by Great Plains Quality Innovation Network]
AHRQ Competency Check vs. Observational Audit
AHRQ Observational Audits
CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System Resources
CMS Quality Measures User Manual
CMS Nursing Home Compare Five Star Rating System User Guide
CMS QAPI Nursing Home Resources
Developing a Restful Environmental Action Manual (DREAM) Toolkit
Employee Competency Assessments CMPRP Toolkit 1
Employee Satisfaction Survey CMPRP Toolkit 2
Guide to Staff Satisfaction CMPRP Toolkit 3
Head to Toe Infection Prevention Toolkit
All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package
National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative Change Package
Change Package Crosswalk
QAPI How to Guide
QAPI Plan Template Worksheet [fillable form]QAPI Structure Diagram
Quality Measure Video Series
Re-hospitalization and Emergency Department Visits
AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Preventable Hospital and ED Visits Training
Interact Tools, Resources, Training
Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities
Skilled Nursing Facility Shared Best Practices to Reduce Potentially Preventable Readmissions
Residents Whose Ability to Move Independently Worsened
Successful Return to Home & Community from a SNF
All Cause Harm Change Package Supplemental Resource
National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative Change Package
Change Package Crosswalk
Five Star Quality Rating System Technical Users’ Guide
INTERACT Tools/Training/Solutions
Toolkit to Educate and Engage Residents and Family Members
Trauma Informed Care
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Great Plains Quality Care Coalition
Our Vision: Through collaboration and partnership, we aspire to make healthcare in the Dakotas the best in the nation. We have partnered with committed nursing homes, community leaders and healthcare organizations to improve the care in our communities. Better together.