Patient Safety

National Resources

• Fall Data Tracker Tool (HSAG)
• Fall Calendar (HSAG)
  • Fall Calendar Instructions
  • Fall Calendar Tracker October 2025 to December 2026
• Fall Care Plan Audit Template (HSAG)
• Fall Prevention Tips for Working With Residents With Dementia (HSAG)
• Falls Toolkit (AHRQ)
• Falls Tips: A Patient-Centered Fall Prevention Toolkit (AHRQ)
• Fall Prevention Programs (CAHF)
• Older Adult Fall Prevention (CDC)
• STEADI Older Adult Fall Prevention (CDC)

No Pass Zone Bundle (HSAG)

• Protocol Implementation Tips (Editable Word Document/PDF)
• Staff Pledge (Editable Word Document/PDF)
• Staff Poster: Letter Size (Editable Word Document/PDF)
• Staff Poster: Tabloid Size (Editable Word Document/PDF)
• Non-Clinical Staff Poster: Letter Size (Editable Word Document/PDF)
• Non-Clinical Staff Poster: Tabloid Size (Editable Word Document/PDF)
• Resident Poster: Letter Size (Editable Word Document/PDF)
• Resident Poster: Tabloid Size (Editable Word Document/PDF)

AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | CAHF = California Association of Health Facilities | CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | HSAG = Health Services Advisory Group | STEADI = Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries (STEADI) Initiative

National Resources

• Core CUSP Toolkit (AHRQ)
• Toolkit to Improve Antibiotic Use in Long-Term Care (AHRQ)
• Toolkit to Reduce CAUTI and Other HAIs in Long-Term Care Facilities (AHRQ)
• Emerging Infectious Diseases (APIC)

Respiratory Viruses

• Viral Respiratory Pathogens Toolkit for Nursing Homes (CDC)
• Clinical Guidance for Outpatients With Acute Respiratory Illness at Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19 and/or Influenza (CDC)
• Respiratory Illness Season Toolkit (CDC)
• Respiratory Viruses Factsheet (CDC)

AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | APIC = Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology | CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Communication and Optimal Resolution (CANDOR) (AHRQ)
• TeamSTEPPS^® (AHRQ)

AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

• Psychosocial Interventions for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness (SAMHSA)

SAMHSA = Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

• California Partnership for Improved Dementia Care and Other Resources for Dementia Care (LeadingAge California)

• Post Acute Wound and Skin Integrity Council (PAWSIC)
• Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Pressure Ulcer Prevention (AHRQ)

AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | PAWSIC = Post Acute Wound and Skin Integrity Council

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