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Best Practices and Resources

Specialty Advisory Group Releases Pain Management Guidelines and Tools

The Community Principles of Pain Management (CPPM) Specialty Advisory Group released updated professional guidelines and tools for managing pain, including resources on opioid use management and equianalgesic tables.

September 23, 2014

Best Practices and Resources

Institute of Medicine Issues Recommendations on End-of-Life Care

The report makes recommendations in the areas of care delivery, clinician-patient communication, professional education and development, payment reforms and public outreach.

September 23, 2014

Best Practices and Resources

Free Quality Metrics Training Now Available!

Beginning Sept. 4, staff from LeadingAge NY will offer a series of introductory and intermediate webinars on the free Quality Metrics tool that is available to all LeadingAge primary members. 

September 2, 2014

Best Practices and Resources

PBS to Broadcast Alzheimer's Documentary

The Genius of Marian, an acclaimed film documenting a family's experience with Alzheimer's disease, will air on Monday, Sept. 8 on PBS. 

August 25, 2014

Best Practices and Resources

RNtoBSN.org Connects Nursing Students with Financial Aid Opportunities

RNtoBSN.org is a new website that offers financial aid, grant and scholarship information for current and prospective nurses.

August 4, 2014

Best Practices and Resources

Reminder: Apply for Innovations Grants and Matching Funding

LeadingAge is accepting applications through Mon., Aug. 4 for the 2014 Innovations Fund with matching funding from LeadingAge NY.

July 29, 2014

Best Practices and Resources

Governor Signs Law Updating Accessibility Signage

Gov. Cuomo signed legislation updating all new accessibility signs to include an active logo and remove the word "handicapped."

July 28, 2014

Best Practices and Resources

LeadingAge Offers Valuable Quality Insights to Members

LeadingAge Insights offers skilled nursing facility members valuable information about their performance in comparison with other facilities.

July 3, 2014

Best Practices and Resources

Social Accountability: Please Participate in a Survey

We encourage all members to participate in an important LeadingAge (national) survey on social accountability.

June 9, 2014

Best Practices and Resources

AHRQ to Host Webinar on Training Direct Care Staff to Improve Patient Safety in Long Term Care Facilities

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is hosting a free webinar on March 12th from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on training direct care staff of long term care facilities to detect and report changes in residents' condition.

March 11, 2014
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