Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Equitable Nursing Home Policy Through Implementation Science.

Keywords: Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science; Evidence-based practices; Evidence-based interventions; Implementation and dissemination science; Long-term care EN Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science Evidence-based practices Evidence-based interventions Implementation and dissemination science Long-term care 6 12 7 02/03/22 20220101 NES 220101 At the time of this writing, at least 186,000 nursing home (NH) residents and staff have succumbed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; [1]), and countless others have suffered the mental anguish of limited visits from family and isolation. For instance, many NH staff are unfamiliar with evidence-based methods of implementation, including pre-implementation planning, selecting the optimal staff to deliver an intervention, and studying the outcomes of the intervention. In addition, staff engagement across the entire community facilitates implementation, including staff not traditionally included in implementation efforts, such as housekeeping and maintenance ([23]). [Extracted from the article]