Tools
Use the search feature below to locate evidence-based tools you can use to advance home care clinical practice, build strong teams and improve quality.
Check back frequently! We will continuously introduce new Tools to this section.
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Beers' Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults (Try This, Issue 16.1)
"Try This" issue that describes a well-established tool to help nurses identify older patients who may benefit from monitoring or medication review. Published by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. Reviews
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Beers' Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults Part II: 2002 Criteria Considering Diagnosis or Conditions (Try This, Issue 16.2)
"Try This" issue that focuses on disease and condition-specific medication concerns. It includes a list of 20 diseases/conditions and the associated medications that may increase the risk of adverse reactions. Published by the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing.
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Best Practice Intervention Package (BPIP) for Fall Prevention
A comprehensive Best Practice Implementation Package (BPIP) from the Home Health Quality Improvement Campaign that helps home health agency senior leaders and staff members to identify, define and implement a fall prevention program for their patients. The materials are free but log-in is required. Reviews
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Best Practice Intervention Package (BPIP) for Medication Management
This Best Practice Intervention Package (BPIP) from the national Home Health Quality Improvement Campaign contains evidence-based tools and resources focused on medication management practices to reduce avoidable hospitalizations, organized by Leadership, Nursing, Therapy, Social Work, and Home Health Aide "tracks". The materials are free but log-in is required.
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Best Practice Intervention Package (BPIP) for Transitional Care Coordination
A comprehensive Best Practice Implementation Package (BPIP) from the Home Health Quality Improvement Campaign that focuses on care coordination best practices to assist home health agencies in reducing avoidable hospitalizations. It includes tools and resources for patients and for home care staff.
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Body Mass Index (BMI) Table
The BMI is a simple index that is commonly used to assess whether or not a patient is underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese. [Note: The BMI score may underestimate body fat in older people and others who have lost muscle mass.]
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Caregivers Count Too! A Toolkit to Help Practitioners Assess the Needs of Family Caregivers
A resource that provides practical tools and strategies to develop and implement family caregiver assessments.
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Catch Yourself: Simple Steps to Prevent Falls
A one-page fact sheet for patients/caregivers provided by the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence. It includes 3 important steps to help patient/caregivers reduce the risk of falling.
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CDC Home Prevention Fall Checklist for Older Adults
A room-by-room checklist for patient/caregivers to help make their home environment safer; developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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CDC Home Prevention Fall Checklist for Older Adults (Chinese Version)
A Chinese language version of room-by-room checklist for patient/caregivers to help make their home environment safer; developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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