This 22-minute webinar recording "Mobility: Promoting Physical Activity for People Living in Nursing Homes" provides tips for
In 2016, CMS released several new measures to be part of the 5-Star rating. The long-stay mobility measure was the focus of a recent webinar; view the recording.
National Nursing Home Quality Improvement Campaign collection of tools
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Webinars:
Module 1. Detecting Change in a Resident's Condition
Module 2. Communicating Change in a Resident's Condition
Module 3. Falls Prevention and Management
Complilation from ConsultGeri, the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence has compiled resources focused on reducing fall risks in the environment, implementing balance and mobility programs, and more.
Article from the Annals of Long-Term Care: Strategies for Reducing Falls in Long-Term Care.
Best Practices Tip Sheet for Falls Prevention
Offers ideas and resources for reducing falls and increasing resident mobility.
Review a host of tools provided by Jo A Taylor Consulting.
Access a compilation of resources from the CDC.
Ideas to promote mobility for, and prevent falls by, persons with dementia.
Take a step-by-step approach to improving processes related to fall prevention by utilizing training provided by:
1) the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Emory University (available in an online version and a printable PDF)
2) the Borun Center (available in an online version and a printable PDF)