In completion of this course, nursing and academic facilities will be able to evaluate attributes of nursing homes that can affect the educational experience of students, compare and contrast quality of care in nursing homes using objective criteria, explain how nursing homes are regulated and reimbursed, and evaluate the potential for a nursing home to serve as a clinical training site for nursing students.

These modules are directed to nursing faculty in schools of nursing, other academic programs preparing health care professionals, and supervisory staff in nursing homes. It will provide criteria to maximize student clinical rotations in nursing homes to allow students to care for older adults with complex and overlapping illnesses over a sufficient period of time, with exposure to and interaction with health care teams, and with faculty supervision that fosters the student’s appreciation of both the complexity of the care and the opportunities to achieve improvements that promote quality of life. Included is a special focus on introducing resident directed care and culture change, and an emphasis on maximizing the mutuality between academic settings and nursing homes.