Quality Partners of Rhode Island (Quality Partners) assists nursing home leadership and staff improve residents’ quality of care and quality of life, as well as introduce individualized care and develop solutions for workforce challenges.
Locally, projects led by Quality Partners have resulted in improved clinical outcomes and a higher quality of life for nursing home residents. Nationally, we have designed tools, written materials and led projects to help nursing homes across the country improve the quality of their services.
Approach
As the Quality Improvement Organization for the state of Rhode Island under our contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Quality Partners works in partnership with 62 Rhode Island nursing homes to:
- Reduce Rates of Pressure Ulcers
- Reduce Rates of Use of Physical Restraints
- Improve Drug Safety
- Promote Seamless Transitions from the Hospital to the Nursing Home and from a Skilled Nursing Facility to a Home Health Care Agency
Read more about our CMS nursing home work:
In addition to our CMS work, Quality Partners works directly with individual nursing homes as well as nursing home corporations (under private contracts) to improve quality of care and quality of life for nursing home residents by:
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Providing Educational Programs and Resources on Quality Improvement, Leadership, Individualized Care (HATCh), Workforce Retention and Clinical Care
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Assisting Nursing Homes to Identify Quality Improvement Methods and Tools to Address Desired Clinical and Systems Improvement Changes
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Teaching Nursing Homes How to Use Individual Nursing Home Data and Publicly Reported Quality Measures to Drive and Monitor Improvement
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Creating a Culture of Quality Improvement Within Nursing Homes
Experience
Our nursing home team includes professionals with extensive experience that includes nursing, geriatrics, data analysis, individualized care and adult learning principles.
Our team is nationally recognized for its innovative approaches, understanding of nursing home culture and application of adult learning principles.
Contact Us
For additional information about our nursing home services, including how to access services, please contact Gail Patry, Senior Director of Quality Improvement, at 401-528-3200 or gpatry@riqio.sdps.org. |
