New Resource for Geriatric Pain Management

The Geriatric Pain Website

The purpose of this  Web resource is to share best practice tools and resources with nurses responsible for pain care in older adults who reside in nursing homes.

Why was the Geriatric Pain Web site created?

• To provide nurses working in long-term care environments access to resources, a new Web site — www.geriatricpain.org — has been developed. This site, a one-stop resource, shares free best-practice tools and resources that support recommendations for good pain assessment and management in older adults, including implementation of quality improvement processes focused on pain management.
• Up to 80 percent of older persons living in long-term care facilities suffer from pain problems. Although aging contributes to the likelihood of pain conditions, effective assessment and management can ensure good quality of life.
• The Web site is easy to access and user friendly. It’s organized into categories of emphasis, including pain assessment, pain management, education, quality improvement, guidelines and resources.

Who was Geriatric Pain Web site developed for?

• The tools available are for nurses and administrators in nursing homes and long-term care facilities to help them improve pain outcomes for residents, change organizational standards for pain outcomes and save time identifying and evaluating quality tools.

Is there a cost to access the resources

• The Geriatric Pain Web site resources are free to registered users. Registration is quick, easy and requires only your e-mail address, password, name and zip code.