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Director's Update


Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home (NY)

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  • On-Time Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care (On-Time) Program:
    • Residents with new pressure ulcers dropped from 6.5% before program to 2% after.
    • Implementation improved documentation completion to nearly 100%.
    • Reports helped identify 2 to 3 new high-risk patients each week.
    • Reports integrated into facility's information system for increased accuracy, efficiency.

Image: A photograph shows a medical professional attending an elderly man patient in a hospital bed.


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