Nursing Home Quality Brief

Nursing Home Quality Brief is Acumentra Health's electronic newsletter for Oregon nursing homes, with information of specific interest to facilities participating in Medicare-sponsored initiatives to reduce incidence of pressure ulcers and use of physical restraints.

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Issues available

September 2010 (web-based format)

MDS 3.0, Section P—Restraints; MDS 3.0, Section M—Skin Conditions (Part 2); Nursing home resources on the web

July 2010 (Word)

MDS 3.0 Section M – Skin Conditions – Part 1; seat belt placement

March 2010 (Pressure Pointers newsletter, Word)

Oregon pressure ulcer best practices in nursing homes and hospitals, from Transitional Care & Pressure Ulcers Toolkit; Position Paper: Avoidable versus Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers;

January 2010 (Pressure Pointers newsletter, Word)

Transitional Care & Pressure Ulcers Project Toolkit; skin and wound care considerations in non-Caucasian skin; Advancing Excellence campaign enrollment