Paper: Leveraging National Nursing Home Huddles for Rapid COVID-19 Response
Geriatrics has published a paper, "Leveraging National Nursing Home Huddles for Rapid COVID-19 Response," as part of a special issue, Responding to the Pandemic: Geriatric Care Models.
A disproportionate number of older adult residents of U.S. nursing homes have died during the COVID-19 pandemic. The novelty of the virus spurred frequently changing guidance as nursing facilities navigated response efforts. In May 2020, the 6-month COVID-19 Rapid Response Network for Nursing Homes (RRN) was launched to leverage the concept of huddles across U.S. nursing homes to reduce COVID-19-related morbidity, mortality, and transmission by identifying best practices to rapidly implement, fostering connections between nursing homes, and refocusing the national narrative on optimism for nursing home care response efforts. This paper analyzes the implementation and effectiveness of the RNN huddles.
Researches conclude that the huddle model for rapid learning utilized by the RRN can be leveraged nationally, regionally, locally, or across facilities within a system to provide up to date guidance and foster a sense of positivity and community during future public health events where guidance is new or quickly evolving. The paper is co-authored by JAHF's Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, and IHI.
To read the paper, click here.
To go to the Geriatrics special issue, click here.
JAHF supported the Rapid Response Network for Nursing Homes through this grant.
