CMS Release of Additional Toolkits to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes

To: All Nursing Home Providers From: CMS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the release of two toolkits that align with the CMS strategic initiative to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. • Developing a Restful Environment Action Manual (DREAM) Toolkit – CMS has created a toolkit that offers education and person-centered, practical interventions that nursing home administrators, directors of nursing, and bedside staff can implement to promote high-quality sleep for residents living with dementia. • Head-to-Toe Infection Prevention (H2T) Toolkit – CMS has created a toolkit that offers educational materials and practical interventions for bedside staff designed to prevent common infections by improving activities of daily living (ADL) care. Please reference the attached memo for more information regarding toolkits that have been developed. Release of Additional Toolkits to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes