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Nursing Assistant Monthly
Advancing Excellence in
America’s Nursing Homes (AE)
January 2009
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What is AE?
Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes (AE) is:
a partnership of all people interested in fostering
quality of life and care in nursing homes.
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Who is involved?
The AE partnership includes:
consumers
advocacy groups
nurses, direct care workers, other health care
professionals
regulators
nursing homes
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What does AE do?
• Sets forth goals nursing homes can choose to work on
• Provides support for nursing homes to reach their goals
• Provides a way for nursing homes to measure their
progress
• Works to strengthen the direct care workforce
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Goals of AE
Clinical (caregiving) goals:
Reducing occurrence of pressure ulcers
Reducing the use of restraints
Improving pain management
– for short-term
– for long-term stay residents
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Goals of AE (continued)
Organizational (staff) goals:
Establish targets and strategies for quality improvements
Assess resident and family satisfaction
Increase staff retention
Increase consistent assignment so residents receive care
from the same caregivers
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What you should know about AE
Never before has such a broad group of people come
together to work on nursing home excellence.
Approximately 45 percent of US nursing homes have
joined the AE campaign.
Other nursing homes may choose a different path toward
excellence.
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How you can become involved?
Ask if your facility participates in the AE campaign.
– If so, ask how you can be involved.
– If not, suggest that your facility join.
All CNAs can learn about the goals of AE.
All CNAs can seek ways to improve the quality of care
provided at the bedside.
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For more information on AE
More information is available at the Web site:
http://www.nhqualitycampaign.org
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