BEST PRACTICES

Bathing

• Bathing Techniques

• Pleasant Bathing Experience (HATCH)

 

Bereavement and Loss

• PowerPoint: Loss, Grief and Bereavement

 

Consistent Assignment Implementation Kit

This Implementation Kit uses a 10-step process that is fast and sustainable. It guides you through three meetings for fast-track implementation. The Kit describes what to cover in each meeting and which action steps to do between meetings. This kit is designed to help you implement consistent assignment in your facility in as little as four weeks.

• Guite to Implementing Consistent Assignment in Ten Steps (includes Appendices 1-4)

• Webinar 1 - Planning to Introduce the Change

• Webinar 2 - Planning the Schedules and Assignments

• Webinar 3 - Planning for the Long Term

• Webinar 4 - Staff Training

• Appendix 5 - article "A Case for Consistent Assignment"

• Appendix 6 - article "A Keystone for Excellence"

• Appendix 7 - article "The Ties that Bind"

• Video 1 - Consistent Resident Assignments for Better Quality of Life

• Video 2 - Leadership Rounds

• Video 3 - Involving CNAs in Care Planning

 

Dining

• PowerPoint: Breaking Bread Together- Dining changes

• PowerPoint: Celebrity Chefs – Activity example

• PowerPoint: Improving Satisfaction – dining experience

 

Eden Alternative

• Brochure: Eden Alternative Overview

 

Environment

• PowerPoint: Bringing Home to the Nursing Home

• Practical Strategies to Transform Nursing Home Environments Manual

 

Knowing the Resident

• This resident assessment tool has a section on Preferences for Customary Routines and Activities

 

Medication

 

• Dementia and Medicines: What you need to know

• Medication Pass

 

Non-pharmacological Approaches

• Video: Person-centered Care and Activity Resources