Caring for residents with Parkinson’s disease requires insight, empathy, and teamwork. The Caring for Residents with Parkinson’s Disease in-service provides CNAs and care staff with practical strategies for recognizing symptoms, supporting safe mobility, improving communication, and ensuring safe mealtimes. With an emphasis on observation, timely reporting, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration, …
AAPACN’s Weight Loss/Gain Calculation Worksheets and Documentation Tip Sheets to Support MDS Coding helps clinicians accurately calculate and document weight changes to support compliant MDS section K coding. This easy-to-use resource outlines how to identify the correct 30- and 180-day weights, apply required calculation formulas, determine physician-prescribed weight changes, and …
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 17.0 (January 2025), the Five-Star …
Every month, AAPACN experts design tools that help our members perform their jobs with more ease, breaking down processes, synthesizing information, and aiding in ways to track required data. To help nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) easily find what they need fast, AAPACN has put together the following list of AAPACN …
The Action Plan: Preventing Hospital Readmissions tool helps the director of nursing services (DNS) and interdisciplinary team (IDT) identify priority areas, set measurable goals, and assign accountability for reducing hospital readmissions. This fillable PDF worksheet transforms evidence-based strategies into practical next steps, empowering teams to track progress, strengthen communication, and …
Are you considering advancing your career and looking to gain knowledge to be successful in your next role? Or are you already in the position you love but looking to improve your knowledge for additional success? The Learning Timeline for AAPACN Education and Resources outlines AAPACN’s education programs and additional …
AAPACN offers two great tools to assist nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) in scheduling OBRA assessments. Be prepared for 2026 with these two tools that are free to members: This AAPACN resource is copyright protected. AAPACN individual members may download or print one copy for use within their facility only. AAPACN …
Do you have an organized approach to collect MDS data during the 7- and 14-day look-back periods? AAPACN’s MDS Data Collection for the NAC tool provides an organized approach to gathering supporting data from the medical record, medication administration record, treatment record, and more. This tool can save you time …
The ICD-10-CM Coding Convention Terminology Quick Reference Guide provides a concise reference to key ICD-10-CM coding terminology and conventions for long-term care nurse assessment coordinators and coders. This guide simplifies complex terms and coding rules including clear definitions of common terms, a list of important abbreviations, and key coding conventions. …
The AAPACN Resident Interview Toolkit helps nursing home staff conduct effective resident interviews as part of the MDS 3.0 assessment process. It provides clear guidance and resources for the entire interdisciplinary team—nurses, dietary managers, social services, activities, and others—to ask residents about their mood, memory, daily routines, and care preferences. …
