Nursing Home
In November 2002, the national Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a national initiative to improve quality of care in nursing homes by publicly reporting on Nursing Home Compare nursing homes’ performances on ten quality measures.
We are working with Missouri Association of Homes for the Aging, Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators, and Missouri Health Care Association to provide workshops statewide to provide clinical training on these issues. We are also providing leadership training for nursing home administrators and directors of nursing, to assist them in supporting staff efforts in these areas.
Primaris also hosts quality improvement collaboratives, groups of facilities who work on a common clinical topic (such as pain management) with other nursing facilities in Missouri. Participants share ideas and practices that have been successful and learn how others have overcome common barriers. If you are interested in joining our next collaborative, call or e-mail Alexis Roam at (800) 735-6776 ext. 161 or aroam@primaris.org. We can also work with your organization to develop a company-specific collaborative for a group of commonly-owned or managed nursing facilities.
As Missouri’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, Primaris has a variety of free clinical tools and resources available to assist nursing homes further enhance the quality of the services they provide in a number of areas. Also, get regular ADL, pain and pressure ulcer updates from Primaris via our listerv. To join, e-mail nfieleke@primaris.org and indicate which areas you wish to receive updates and notification when new projects, tools and resources are added.
Clinical Tools and Resources
ADL
Delirium
Infection
Fall Prevention
Pain
Physical
Restraints
Pressure
Ulcers
Walking
NHQI Public Reporting
Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI)
Person Centered Care
Click here for the latest Nursing Home tools and resources.
Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes
A new two-year, coalition-based campaign launched in September 2006.
STAR Targets
Set your STAR targets today at www.nhqi-star.org.
Geriatric Web
A Web-based geriatric digital library to be used in the education of health care professionals and in the clinical care of the older patient.
Center to Advance Palliative Care
The Center is dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services in healthcare settings for people with life-threatening illnesses, their families, and caregivers.
MedQIC
MedQIC is the Medicare Quality Improvement Community, a Web-based resource created and supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its Medicare National Quality Improvement Priorities.
For more information contact:
Pam Guyer, BS, LNHA |
Alexis Roam, BSN |