Our aim is to improve care transitions for older adults discharging from an acute hospitalization to a skilled nursing facility for sub-acute rehab by creating a role of a Care Transition Nurse to review every admission to our facility. Improvement...
This quality improvement project was done to reduce unnecessary emergency department (ED) transfers after a fall by providing a telehealth visit between an advanced practice provider (APP) with the onsite Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel...
Reduce new Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI) rate to < 50% of national long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) benchmark by Q2-2021 from spike caused by 2020 pandemic and maintain it for at least 24 months via improvements in our...
The aim of this project was to implement a program to reduce the use of antipsychotic drugs and to decrease the number of avoidable transfers to inpatient psychiatric hospitals (IPHs) while enhancing the care of long-term care (LTC) residents with...
By December 2024 we aim to reduce the number of falls with serious injury by 25% among adults who have transitioned from the assisted living (AL) facility to the nursing home (NH) at a large continuing care retirement community in the southeastern...
The project aim was to rapidly deploy a multidisciplinary team to improve the identification and documentation of desired code status of all residents in a facility; ensure all staff had current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification.
By November 2024, the Pharmacist-Mentored Implementation Collaborative (PMIC) will reduce the incidence of adverse drug event-related harm in nursing homes in the IPRO-QIN-QIO region for the categories of anticoagulants, diabetes, antimicrobials,...
The aim is to illustrate Narrative Medicine (NM) as an approach to capture resident life stories in PALTC by showcasing 3 QI projects, occurring in different long term care facilities across 3 different states: RI, NC, and Maine. The positive impact...
The goal is to create an effective plan for relocating long-term care residents during natural disasters based on the experience of relocating 30 veterans to ensure their safety and well-being.
