QSO Memo: Nursing Home Data and Care Compare Updates
Memo # QSO-24-14-NH Posting Date 2024-07-01 Fiscal Year 2024 Memorandum Summary Downloads QSO 24-14-NH
Minimum Staffing Standards Rule: Correction
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting; Correction SUMMARY: This document corrects typographical and technical errors in the final rule that appeared in the May 10, 2024 Federal Register, entitled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Minimum Staffing Standards for …
NETEC Infection Prevention: Engineering Controls for LTC
Engineering controls can be implemented to isolate people from a hazard and provide protection for long-term care residents and staff. Engineering Controls for Long-Term Care
Caring for Residents Who Have Had a Stroke – Nursing In-service Education
Stroke is a leading cause of disability and death in adults in the United States. Therefore, it is a common problem seen among residents of long-term care facilities. Residents who have had a stroke typically have some weakness and difficulty caring for themselves. This in-service education will assist staff to …
Turnover and Staff Retention – Understand the Differences and How to Track These Metrics
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss turnover and staff retention, what the differences are and how to track these metrics. They will also cover what the …
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Quick Guide to the SNF QRP iQIES Report: Resident-Level QM Report
The Quick Guide to the SNF QRP iQIES Report: Resident-Level QM Report tool offers detailed information on how to interpret the SNF QRP Resident-Level Report for each MDS-based measure, depending on if the resident has not triggered (NT) or has triggered (X). This AAPACN resource is copyright protected. AAPACN individual …
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes
The Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes and the Age-Friendly Health Systems: A Workbook for Nursing Home Teams are designed to be used simultaneously to help care teams in SNFs and NFs “prepare for, test, and implement a specific set of evidence-based or evidence-informed …
Guide to Successful Restorative Programs
There are many reasons to beef up your facility’s restorative program, from reducing risk of functional decline, improving Five-Star and Quality Measure ratings, minimizing risk of falls and immobility, to improving reimbursement under PDPM. But doing so is easier said than done! AAPACN has develop an interactive guide to restorative …
Updated Medicare Enrollment Guide for Institutional Providers, Including SNFs
This site includes access to a provider enrollment and certification roadmap: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/provider-enrollment-and-certification/enroll-as-an-institutional-provider
FY 2025 Final MDS 3.0 Item Sets version 1.19.1 Effective Oct. 1, 2024
The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.19.1 are now available. The MDS Item Sets v1.19.1 will be effective beginning October 01, 2024. Items in sections A, B, D, GG, I, J, N, and O are affected. From https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality/nursing-home-improvement/resident-assessment-instrument-manual