With so many Quality Measures originating from three different payment initiative programs, it’s a lot to keep track of. AAPACN’s At-a-Glance QM, QRP, and VBP tool organizes all of the measures for you. This tool has been updated with the MDS 3.0 Quality Measures User’s Manual Version 18.0 (January 2026), the Five-Star Quality Rating System …
When It Mattered Most highlights how AAPACN helped post-acute care professionals navigate rapidly changing guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic DENVER, Co., October 8, 2026 — The American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN®) has been featured in the new release of When It Mattered Most: The Untold Story of How …
Respiratory viruses carry the potential for serious illness and can lead to hospitalization. Vaccination is an integral part of a proactive infection control program that combats these viruses. Nurse leaders can use this toolkit to audit and track influenza, pneumococcal, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccinations. Updated: Oct. 8, …
In this LTC DON Chat podcast episode, Part 4 of the Nursing Facility Systems Series, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Lauren Stenson, DNP, RN, CNDLTC, QCP-MT, DNS-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss the essential role of effective admission and discharge …
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Facility leadership must evaluate the effectiveness, reliability, and compliance of a clinical system in an operational setting. AAPACN’s System Review Scorecard helps facility leaders identify the strengths, gaps, and risks of a system, so they can assess overall performance quickly and determine if a system needs adjustments or any immediate …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new recommendations for healthcare workers regarding working with conjunctivitis, commonly known as pinkeye. New recommendations state, “For healthcare personnel with suspected or confirmed infectious conjunctivitis, including epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, exclude from work for the duration of their symptoms.” Read more information, …
The MDS 3.0 Quality Measure Assessment Selection Methods tool simplifies the assessment selection logic used for MDS 3.0 Quality Measures (QMs) in nursing facilities. The assessment selection logic is used to identify which assessments are used in the measure calculation. For detailed measure specifications, refer to the corresponding tables in …
In this LTC NAC chat podcast episode, host Kim Hicks sits down with Jackie Vance, the Real Nurse Jackie, and gerontologist Amy Chidester to argue that incontinence isn’t a hygiene task. It’s the hidden root cause behind falls, skin breakdown, and UTIs. They trace how unmanaged incontinence drives survey citations, …
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In this LTC NAC Chat podcast episode, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, senior curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss how quality measures work, including when residents trigger measures, when they fall off, and what those …
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a second update to the SNF QRP Measure Calculations and Reporting User’s Manual Version 8.0, effective Oct. 1, 2026, including changes to the Falls with Major Injury (FMI) measure. The respecified FMI measure is a hybrid measure that uses MDS …
