Primaris Tools - Setting : Nursing Home Condition: Person-Centered Care

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	Staff Retention - Myths and Facts Publication #: MO-10-27-NH This three-page brochure contains handy facts about staff retention. A good starting point for staff stability programs in nursing homes. You can use this as a companion to the Staff Stability Toolkit. RetentionFactsMyths508.pdf
	Drilling Down into Human Resources Publication #: MO-07-37-NH PDF Download: Print out this worksheet, which takes you through the basic steps of determining staff turnover in your facility. If you’re just beginning to evaluate staffing in your nursing home, this is a good first step. "Other" Download (Excel): Take your efforts a step further. Download this Excel Spreadsheet, save it do your computer and enter detailed human resources information for your home. Drill-down categories will help you determine: Current staffing situation Turnover rates Vacancies by position Turnover replacement costs Absenteeism Call-ins Incentives for retention Switch between drill-down categories by selecting different tabs at the bottom of the spreadsheet window. Drilling Down Into Human Resource Data.xls Drilling Down Turnover Rates.pdf
	Staff Stability Toolkit Staff Stability Toolkit: This toolkit was developed by B and F consulting along with Quality Partners of Rhode Island. It incorporates experiences and lessons learned in more than 400 nursing homes. It is designed as a resource for homes just getting started with efforts to reduce turnover, as well as employers who have already started to addressing recruitment and retention and who need further assistance in a specific area. Staff Stability Toolkit_2010.pdf
	Change Ideas for Consistent Assignment 3ChangeIdeas_CONSISTENT_ASSIGNMENT.pdf
	Flexible Dining: Sample Buffet Policy Publication #: MO-05-19-NH The final step in setting up a buffet program. Flexible_Dining_Services.pdf
	Flexible Dining: What Now? Publication #: MO-05-17-NH So you've decided to implement a buffet. What now? DINING_SERVICES_What_Now.pdf
	Flexible Dining: Considerations Publication #: MO-05-18-NH Questions to use while analyzing dining services in your facility. DINING_SERVICES_questions.pdf
	Change Ideas for Sleeping and Waking Ideas for how to analyze, address and improve sleeping and waking policies in your facility. 3ChangeIdeas_SLEEPINGANDWAKING.pdf
	Change Ideas for Death and Dying Provides information to help address issues surrounding death and dying. ChangeIdeasDEATH _DYING.pdf
	Watch Your Language Publication #: MO-04-69-NH Language is important. This document provides a list of common terms and alternatives. Watch_Your_Language.pdf
	Principles of Person-Centered Care PrinciplesofPCC.pdf

Primaris Tools - Setting : Nursing Home Condition: Person-Centered Care

Staff Retention - Myths and Facts

Drilling Down into Human Resources

Staff Stability Toolkit

Change Ideas for Consistent Assignment

Flexible Dining: Sample Buffet Policy

Flexible Dining: What Now?

Flexible Dining: Considerations

Change Ideas for Sleeping and Waking

Change Ideas for Death and Dying

Watch Your Language

Principles of Person-Centered Care