Various Organizations

AARP

• AARP Scorecard on Long-term Care

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

• TeamSTEPPS® 3.0

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Care Compare
• State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix PP Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities (PDF)
• SOM Appendix Z Emergency Preparedness for All Provider and Certified Supplier Types Interpretive Guidance (PDF)
• Quality, Safety & Education Portal (QSEP) (link is external)
• The Medicare Learning Network®

National Institute on Aging

• Disaster Preparedness and Recovery for Older Adults
• Providing Care to a Diverse Older Adult Population

Choosing Wisely: An initiative of the ABIM Foundation

• American Geriatrics Society: Ten Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
• AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine: Fifteen Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

TMF Health Quality Institute

Note: To access these resources, you must set up an account on the TMF website.

• Improve Long-Term Care in Nursing Homes and Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Resource Center: Nursing Home Quality Improvement (link is external)
• Quality Measure Video Series (link is external)
• QAPI Land Roadmap (PDF)
• Using the QAPI Land Tool (PDF)

Texas Administrative Code

• Nursing Facility Requirements for Licensure and Medicaid Certification

Texas Board of Nursing

• Nursing Practice Act
• Rules and Regulations
• Continuing Nursing Education and Competency
• Licensed Vocational Nurse Scope of Practice
• Registered Nurse Scope of Practice
• Position Statements

Texas Department of State Health Services

• Notifiable Conditions

U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs

• Helping Your Provider Understand Military Culture

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

• Healthcare for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Toolkit for Primary Care Providers