Transitions in Care and Hospital Discharge Practices to Improve Patient and Family Engagement: 16 Ways to Prepare and Support Family Caregivers
This paper is part of the AARP Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care series. It discusses transitions in care and hospital discharge practices to improve patient and family engagement. It lists and describes 16 ways to prepare and support family caregivers.
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Practices to Improve Patient and Family Engagement: 9 Ways to Help Staff Access Data on Family Caregiver Discharge Preparation
This paper is part of the AARP Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care series. It discusses electronic health record (EHR) practices to improve patient and family engagement. It lists and describes nine ways to help staff access data on family caregiver discharge preparation.
Communication Practices to Improve Patient and Family Engagement: 10 Ways to Identify and Engage Family Caregivers in Hospitals
This paper is part of the AARP Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care series. It discusses a variety of communication practices to improve patient and family engagement. Ten ways to identify and engage family caregivers in hospitals are described.
Staff Training Practices to Improve Patient and Family Engagement: 16 Ways to Include Family Caregivers and Prevent Discharge Delays
This paper is part of the AARP Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care series. It discusses 16 ways to include family caregivers and prevent discharge delays. Health care systems use new approaches to make changes in care processes, standardize specific changes that fulfill CARE Act requirements, and ensure sustained and reinforced training. Highlighted practices from the ongoing national CARE Act implementation scan include the 16 activities listed in the brief.
Learning Resources and Practices to Improve Patient and Family Engagement: 12 Ways to Facilitate Family Caregiver Education in Hospitals
This paper is part of the AARP Supporting Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care series. It discusses 12 ways to facilitate family caregiver education in hospitals.
Healthcare Professionals Toolkit
This primary care toolkit from the National Osteoporosis Foundation aims to increase the identification, assessment, and treatment of patients who are at risk for fractures by physicians and other healthcare professionals in primary care practice. As the patient's "medical home," primary care is the ideal setting for implementing and overseeing these evidence-based fracture prevention strategies. The toolkit includes education on osteoporosis and fractures as well as fall risk assessments.
SLU Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA)
The Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA) is a screening tool for primary care health providers developed by the Geriatrics Devision of Saint Louis University. The RGA includes assessment of frailty, nutrition, loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia), and cognitive function. For more information on using this free tool, email aging@slu.edu.
Source: Saint Louis University GWEP, 2016.
Falls in Older Adults: Prevention is Key
This fall prevention tip sheet from Saint Louis University provides facts on falls and how to prevent falls in the office, in the hospital or long-term care, and in general.
Source: Saint Louis University GWEP, 2017.
https://www.slu.edu/medicine/internal-medicine/geriatric-medicine/aging-successfully/index.php
Fall Prevention
This video (24:12 minutes) from the Gateway Geriatric Education Center highlights common fall hazards found throughout a typical day for a nursing home resident. The locations addressed in this video are the bedroom, bathroom hallways and corridors, lighting and out-of-doors. Footwear and wheelchair safety are also discussed.
Source: Saint Louis University GWEP, 2014.
SLU Mental Status Exam
The Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) exam is an assessment tool for mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Before administering the SLUMS, the training video should be viewed and then annually reviewed. The tool is intended for use by social services, reflections/passages program coordinators, licensed nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, residence supervisors, and other qualified health care professionals. Instructions for use of the tool, including supplemental videos, are available on this web page.