This article summarizes key program elements and lessons from the Moving Forward Michigan initiative, a project generously supported by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund designed to strengthen leadership capacity and improve Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) in nursing homes. Moving For...
To determine the proportion of older people moving to care homes with a recent stroke, incidence of stroke after moving to a care home, mortality following stroke, and secondary stroke prevention management in older care home residents.
Survivors of an acute stroke who are transferred to a PALTC facility need a multidisciplinary assessment and treatment plan that lowers risk for post-stroke complications, helps to optimize physical and cognitive function, and reduces the risk of stroke recurrence. This CPG will help the facility care team...