Resources
Advancing Excellence - General Resources
Advancing Excellence - Links
Assisted Living Interim Report
Dining Assistant's Manual
Household Matters Tool Kit
The Future of Aging Services

Health Care Reform Timeline
Advancing Excellence - UPDATE
5 Star Rating UPDATE
2011 Special Occasions Calendar
Additional Restraint Resources

Organizational Commitment to Elimination

Training & Education

Facility Systems Assessment Checklists 2008  Updated

Clinical Guidelines  NEW

Assessment and Evaluation Flow Chart

Untie the Elderly

Essential Systems for Quality Care  NEW

Systems Investigative Audit Restraints  NEW

Restraints Elimination

Developing Care Plans   NEW

Side Rail or Alternative Intervention Decision T ree   Updated

Side Rail Utilization Assessment  NEW

Alternatives to Physical Restraints  NEW

Decision Tree for Elimination of Restraints  NEW

RAP Critical Thinking Tool  NEW

Activity Boxes  (for Activity Directors) NEW

Improve Your Balance in 10 minutes A Day  (Activity Directors can include this in their programs) NEW

Helping NH Residents Make the Right Choice  (for residents and their families) NEW

Safety Without Restraints Facts for Residents and Families  (for residents and their families) NEW

The Facts on Bed Rails Safety  NEW

Wheel Chair Seating Assessment  NEW

Individualized Wheel Chair Seating for Older Adults  (113 pages but a great document on fitting a person to a wheelchair) NEW

The Wandering Dilemma NEW

Falls Major Premises of Quality Improvement NEW

Falls Root Cause Analysis  NEW

Tips for Investigating a Fall  NEW

Falls Ambulation Program for Restorative Nursing  NEW

Neurological Checklist  NEW

Post Fall 72 Hr. Monitoring Report  NEW

Post Fall Investigation  NEW

Falls Introduction for Data Analysis  NEW

The Falling Leaf Program  NEW

Morse Fall Scale  NEW

Monthly Fall Data Input Form  NEW

Falls Analysis Log  NEW

Chair Exercises for Fall Prevention  (for Activity Director or Restorative Nurse) NEW

Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons  NEW (American Geriatric Society)