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The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN®) represents more than 20,000 post-acute care nurses and professionals working in more than 7,200 facilities. Dedicated to supporting PAC nurses and healthcare professionals in providing quality care, AAPACN offers members best in-class education, certification, resources, and strong collaborative communities.
Latest From AAPACN
- Nursing Staff Competencies: Keys to Staying CompliantEnsuring that nursing staff have the “appropriate competencies and skills sets to provide nursing and related services to assure resident safety and attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, …
- PRN Psychotropic Medications for Behaviors: Learn How to Document to Survive SurveyPRN Medication Use is one of the few sections of the revised F605 (Right to Be Free From Chemical Restraints/Unnecessary Psychotropic Medications) in Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual …
- Enhancing Resident Well-Being: A Nursing Leadership Approach to Sensory ImpairmentsSensory impairments, such as loss of vision, hearing, taste, smell, or touch, are common among older adults, and significantly affect their quality of life. These impairments often go unnoticed or …
- SNF VBP Reminder: Performance-Period MDS Data Collection Is Now OngoingIn the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) and Consolidated Billing Proposed Rule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) does …
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Free Member Tools
- Catheter Care Competency
- GG Trivia Game
- Pain Relief Without Pills: A Guide to Non-Pharmacological Interventions
- Respiratory Therapy MDS Coding Checklist
- PDPM Audit by MDS Section
- COVID-19 Vaccine “Up to Date” Guidance Tracker
- Past Noncompliance Corrective Action Template
- MDS 3.0 Quality Measure Assessment Selection Methods
- Admission Checklist: Seed to Success
- Five-Star and Care Compare MDS 3.0 Quality Measure Data Periods
- Mock Substance Overdose Toolkit
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PAC News from the Field
- CMS QSO Memo: Release of CMS-2567: Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction
- CMS QSO Memo: Update to Nursing Home Compare
- July 9 Deadline for Submitting Correction Requests for FY 2026 SNF VBP June 2025 Quarterly Reports
- AHRQ Revised Surveys on Patient Safety Culture (SOPS) Nursing Home Survey Version 2.0