Archives: Resources

This custom post type will be used to build the resources that appear within the Resource Library section.

A Good Welcome Tip Sheet

This is part of the Starter Toolkit for Engaging Staff in Individualizing Care

Life Safety Code 2012

Four new culture change proposals accepted into the 2012 edition of the Life Safety code.

CMS Survey and Certification Letter 2016

The Department of Health and Human Services along with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities on October 4, 2016.

Dining Practice Standards Toolkit

Medical evidence from recent research studies has demonstrated that restrictive diets for older individuals in long term care are of little benefit, and in fact can be detrimental. These diets often cause residents to reject their meals, leading to weight… Read more

Engaging Staff in Individualizing Care: An Implementation Handbook

This Handbook provides how-to information for implementing four foundational organizational practices for individualizing care, preventing avoidable declines and maximizing good outcomes: consistent assignment, shift huddles, QI closest to the residents and involving consistently assigned CNAs in care plan meetings.

Design on a Dollar

The Design on a Dollar journey provides easy “how-to” instructions and tips to make environmental changes cost-effective while involving your whole community