certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The Bipolar Disorder In-Service Toolkit provides training materials to help nursing facility staff understand the skills needed to deliver informed, compassionate care to residents living with bipolar disorder.

title: Bipolar Disorder In Service

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) In-Service Toolkit provides training materials to help nursing facility staff gain an understanding of the disease model of substance use. It explains how substances affect brain chemistry and outlines appropriate strategies for supporting residents living with SUD.

title: Substance Use Disorder In Service

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The Schizophrenia Toolkit provides training materials to help staff effectively recognize and support nursing facility residents diagnosed with schizophrenia. It offers guidance on identifying common symptoms, understanding available treatment options, and fostering a safe, supportive environment.

title: Schizophrenia In Service

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) In-Service Toolkit provides training materials to educate nursing facility staff on the key aspects of MDD, including its symptoms, risk factors, and effective approaches for supporting residents experiencing this condition.

title: Major Depressive Disorder In Service

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The De-escalation In-Service Toolkit provides training materials to equip staff with essential knowledge and practical techniques to prevent the escalation of challenging behaviors and promote a safer environment within nursing facilities. This resource provides clear guidance on recognizing behavioral patterns, applying empathy-driven approaches, and focusing on constructive, resident-centered solutions.

title: De-Escalation Strategies In Service

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The guide serves as a repository of evidence-based approaches, solutions, and interventions to address challenging areas identified through the Nursing Home Employee Satisfaction Survey. The goal is for the toolkits to help facilities improve their staff’s competency and reduce turnover, which supports improved resident health and safety.

title: Guide to Improving Nursing Home Employee Satisfaction

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The Nursing Home Employee Satisfaction Toolkit is designed to help nursing homes recruit, motivate, and retain staff. The anonymous survey offers facility employees an opportunity to share their perceptions about the nursing home workplace.

title: Employee Satisfaction

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The Nursing Home Staff Competency Assessment Toolkit enables long-term care facilities to evaluate staff competencies, identify knowledge and skill gaps, and enhance resident care. Through a situation-based, multiple-choice assessment, it pinpoints behavioral, technical, and resident-focused skills to support professional development and job satisfaction.

title: Improving Staff Competency

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The DREAM Toolkit provides educational materials and practical tools for nursing home staff to help residents living with dementia improve sleep quality. It offers a variety of strategies that nursing homes can adopt to enhance both quality of life and quality of care, especially for residents with dementia.

title: Improving Dementia Care

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The Head-to-Toe Infection Prevention Toolkit helps nursing homes reduce common adverse events involving the mouth, skin, and urinary tract. The toolkit emphasizes preventive care, focusing on activities of daily living (ADLs), for direct care staff. The H2T toolkit provides resources to help nursing home staff prevent common infections, including pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs), and skin/soft tissue infections.

title: Reducing Adverse Events

certification_type: Spanish

summary: The De-escalation Toolkit provides staff with practical techniques to reduce tension, foster understanding, and prevent behaviors from escalating further. (Spanish)

title: Kit de herramientas de apaciguamiento (De-escalation Toolkit)

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: The De-escalation Toolkit provides staff with practical techniques to reduce tension, foster understanding, and prevent behaviors from escalating further.

title: De-escalation Toolkit

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet provides an introduction to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including causes, symptoms, and treatment options.

title: Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This introductory fact sheet explains co-occurring disorders and offers treatment strategies along with practical tips for supporting residents diagnosed with both mental health and substance use conditions.

title: Treatment Strategies for Co-Occurring Disorders

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet introduces the STOP SMILE GO technique—a natural method to encourage relaxation, relieve stress, and support overall well-being

title: STOP SMILE GO: Relaxation

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer explains the symptoms and management strategies for Seasonal Affective Disorder.

title: Seasonal Affective Disorder – Fact Sheet

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This checklist helps nursing facilities reduce the impact of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) on residents.

title: Seasonal Affective Disorder – Checklist

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer provides key checkpoints to help validate the accuracy of a schizophrenia diagnosis, supporting informed clinical decision-making

title: Schizophrenia in Nursing Facilities: Validating Diagnosis and Planning for Appropriate Care

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This worksheet uses the PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycle to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral health interventions in nursing facilities.

title: Rapid Cycle PDSA Worksheet

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This mindfulness guide provides simple steps nursing facility staff and residents can use to promote emotional well-being.

title: Understanding Major Depressive Disorder in a Nursing Facility

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This checklist provides key questions for nursing facilities to consider when implementing naloxone use or evaluating existing naloxone policies and procedures.

title: Naloxone in Nursing Facilities: A Checklist for Process Review

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer introduces Naloxone, explains its importance in nursing facilities, offers tips for establishing a Naloxone program, and outlines the warning signs of opioid overdose along with steps for an effective response.

title: Naloxone in Nursing Facilities: How it Saves Lives

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This introductory fact sheet explains Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) and offers practical strategies for supporting residents diagnosed with Substance Use Disorder.

title: Medication Assisted Treatment – Improving Outcomes Through A Whole Person Approach

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer introduces grounding techniques designed to help residents refocus their thoughts and gain a sense of calm.

title: Stop the Merry-Go-Round: Ways to Help Calm the Mind and Body

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet on fentanyl provides an overview of both pharmaceutical and illicit forms of the drug. It includes information on its various forms, patterns of misuse, effects, signs of opioid overdose, and guidance on how to respond if an overdose is suspected.

title: Fentanyl – Facts Every Nursing Facility Should Know

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer visually illustrates how alcohol affects different parts of the body, helping to raise awareness about its impact on overall health.

title: Effects of Alcohol on the Body

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This guide offers strategies to manage symptoms associated with Seasonal Affective Disorder and improve resident quality of life.

title: Don’t Be SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer offers a variety of non-medication strategies to help ease anxiety, discomfort, and pain.

title: Comfort Menu

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: This toolkit serves as a step-by-step guide for launching a 12-step recovery meeting within a nursing facility. It provides an overview of the 12-step model and includes practical resources to help establish a sustainable, meaningful program that fosters recovery and builds a sense of community among residents.

title: Establishing 12-step Meetings in Nursing Facilities

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer offers nonpharmacological strategies to support residents in managing symptoms of depression

title: Nonpharmacological Approaches to Depression Management

certification_type: Spanish

summary: Este folleto ofrece una variedad de estrategias no farmacológicas para ayudar a aliviar la ansiedad, el malestar y el dolor.

title: Menú de confort (Comfort Menu)

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet explains how untreated hearing loss can lead to emotional and behavioral changes, and highlights common signs to watch for.

title: Hearing Matters: Behavioral and Emotional Impact of Hearing Loss

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer offers an overview of key indicators of potential substance use disorder and provides practical tips for addressing the associated signs and symptoms.

title: Identification and Intervention for Potential Substance Use Disorders in Nursing Facilities

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet outlines the signs and symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and provides a guide to effective detox strategies.

title: What Nursing Facilities Should Know About Alcohol Withdrawal

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer defines anxiety, outlines its symptoms, and offers practical tips for helping nursing home residents manage and reduce anxiety.

title: Helping Residents Manage Anxiety

certification_type: Spanish

summary: Esta hoja informativa ayuda a distinguir entre mitos comunes y hechos sobre la depresión, proporcionando claridad sobre lo que realmente implica esta condición.

title: Trastorno depresivo grave Realidades vs. mitos (Major Depressive Disorder Myths Vs Facts)

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet helps distinguish between common myths and facts about depression, providing clarity on what the condition truly involves.

title: Major Depressive Disorder: Myths vs. Facts

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer explains that psychotic disorder is an umbrella term used to describe a group of mental health conditions characterized by symptoms such as delusions and/or hallucinations.

title: Understanding Psychotic Disorders in Nursing Facility Residents

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This resource outlines steps to expand care capacity for residents receiving methadone for opioid use disorder.

title: Expanding Care Capacity for Prospective Residents Receiving Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer offers helpful tips to stop mental health stigma in long-term care environments.

title: Overcoming Stigma in Mental Health

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet explains how early detection of hearing loss can reduce mental health misdiagnosis and improve care planning.

title: Beyond the Sound: Mental Health and Hearing Loss

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This resource explores the various ways hearing loss can impact mental wellness and resident behavior.

title: Listen Up: Impact of Hearing Loss on Mental Health

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This brief reference guide is for nursing facility staff when responding to a resident with a potential opioid overdose.

title: Using Naloxone to Respond to an Overdose in a Nursing Facility

certification_type: Toolkit

summary: This step-by-step guide supports the successful implementation of a Behavioral Health Ambassador Program within your facility. It provides practical insights and resources to address your team's mental health and substance use education needs, helping build a sustainable and impactful initiative.

title: Behavioral Health Ambassador Guide

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer presents a five-week training plan designed to increase awareness of mental health conditions within nursing facilities.

title: Mental Health Awareness Training Plan

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet explains how substance use affects the brain and behavior.

title: The Science of Substance Use

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This guide highlights the key differences and overlapping symptoms between schizophrenia and dementia, helping to support accurate assessment and diagnosis.

title: Schizophrenia and Dementia Recognizing Differences and Overlaps

certification_type: Spanish

summary: Este folleto presenta datos clave sobre la esquizofrenia.

title: Datos sobre la esquizofrenia (Schizophrenia Facts)

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer presents key facts about schizophrenia.

title: Schizophrenia Facts

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer explains the signs and symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

title: Understanding Generalized Anxiety Disorder

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer outlines non-pharmacological approaches for managing psychotic symptoms, offering strategies that support care beyond medication.

title: Psychosis Management Through Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Nursing Facilities

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This guide introduces hoarding disorder and offers practical ways to support affected residents.

title: Understanding Hoarding In the Nursing Facility

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This resource provides practical tips for supporting residents diagnosed with schizophrenia.

title: Ten Ways to Support a Resident with a Schizophrenia Diagnosis

certification_type: Spanish

summary: Este folleto ofrece consejos útiles para detener el estigma de la salud mental en entornos de atención a largo plazo.

title: Superar el estigma en la salud mental (Overcoming Stigma in Mental Health)

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This step-by-step guide explains how to screen for generalized anxiety disorder in nursing home residents.

title: Screening for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

certification_type: Spanish

summary: Esta versión en español de la guía de comunicación no verbal está disponible para su descarga con el fin de apoyar al personal y a los residentes bilingües.

title: Qué hacer y no hacer en la comunicación no verbal (Do's and Don'ts of Nonverbal Communication)

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This guide outlines the do’s and don’ts of nonverbal communication to improve interactions with residents.

title: Do's and Don’t's of Nonverbal Communication

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This resource explores several non-opioid pharmacological options for pain management, including topical, oral, and injectable medications.

title: Non-opioid Pharmacological Options for Managing Pain in Nursing Facilities

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer teaches 6 simple questions from the Columbia Protocol to identify if a resident may be at risk for suicide, assess the severity and immediacy of that risk, and determine the appropriate level of support needed.

title: Columbia Protocol

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer helps nursing facilities understand and apply the 4Rs—Realize, Recognize, Respond, and Resist Re-Traumatization—to foster a trauma-informed care environment.

title: Applying the 4Rs to a Trauma Informed Approach in Nursing Facilities

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This guide explores the health impacts of alcohol and outlines proactive steps staff can take when unauthorized alcohol use is identified in nursing facilities

title: Addressing Alcohol Use in Nursing Facilities

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer outlines six core principles for creating a trauma-informed care environment that prioritizes resident safety and well-being.

title: Six Guiding Principles to Create a Trauma-Informed Approach Within a Nursing Facility

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This guide describes the purpose and benefits of support groups and outlines a process for developing them in nursing facilities.

title: Four (4) Ways Nursing Homes Can Promote Substance Use Recovery

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This mindfulness guide provides simple steps nursing facility staff and residents can use to promote emotional well-being.

title: Mindfulness Moment

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet discusses the potential risks associated with prescribing opioids in combination with benzodiazepines.

title: COE Medication Risk Alert Opioids Benzodiazepines

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This guide offers tips to help residents manage feelings of sadness or isolation during the holiday season.

title: Holiday Blues

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet highlights the importance of screening for substance use disorders, their prevalence, and commonly used screening tools.

title: Guide for Substance Use Screening in Nursing Facilities

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This tip sheet offers practical suggestions for managing fear and anxiety effectively.

title: Tips to Manage Challenging Situations

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer promotes the use of respectful, person-centered language to help reduce the stigma surrounding substance use. It includes a list of preferred terms to encourage more supportive communication.

title: Language Matters

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This flyer offers actionable strategies to advance behavioral health equity.

title: Advancing Behavioral Health Equity In Nursing Facilities

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This guide provides clinical insights into treating opioid use disorder with buprenorphine in nursing facilities.

title: Buprenorphine

certification_type: Spanish

summary: Esta hoja informativa presenta información clave sobre el trastorno bipolar, incluyendo los síntomas y las opciones de tratamiento.

title: Datos del trastorno ( Bipolar Disorder Facts)

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This fact sheet presents key information about bipolar disorder, including symptoms and treatment options.

title: Bipolar Disorder Facts

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This tool is for nursing facilities to help identify and mitigate behavioral health service gaps.

title: Behavioral Health Needs Assessment (With Examples)

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This tool is for nursing facilities to help identify and mitigate behavioral health service gaps.

title: Behavioral Health Needs Assessment (Without Examples)

certification_type: Flyer

summary: Use this promotional flyer to inspire team members to become a Behavioral Health Ambassador.

title: Behavioral Health Ambassador Promotional:Are you Ready to Make a Difference

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This quick reference card outlines three essential steps for responding to an opioid overdose. Designed for convenience, it can be printed and placed inside an employee’s badge holder for easy access.

title: Quick Reference Card – Responding to Opioid Overdose

certification_type: Flyer

summary: This tool helps staff identify whether methadone is prescribed for pain management or opioid use disorder.

title: Admission Review of Residents with a Methadone Order