Moving Forward Coalition: Resident Rights Fact Sheet
Two-page nursing home resident rights summary: https://movingforwardcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CV_NHrights_factsheet_final.pdf
LTC and Assisted Living Facility Biosafety: Identify, Isolate and Inform Infographic from NETEC
This printable flyer infographic discusses Long-Term Care (LTC) and Assisted Living Facility Biosafety: Identify, Isolate and Inform. https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1873
How to Prepare for FY 2025 ICD-10 Updates – Sept. 12, 2024
Members: $25 | Non-members: $50Continuing Education: 1.5 CE hours Recording Date: Sept. 12, 2024Duration: 90 minutesSpeaker: Jennifer LaBay, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC Now is the time to prepare for the FY 2025 ICD-10-CM coding updates, which go into effect on Oct. 1, 2024. HIPAA requires that the facility’s clinical team ensure accurate diagnoses …
Staff Work Schedules: It’s Time to Get Flexible—and Realistic—to Improve Retention
Flexible scheduling, which allows staff members to opt for shorter shifts, longer shifts, add-on shifts, and other staffing flexibilities, can be a strong tool for both recruitment and retention in long-term care, says Jasmine Travers, PhD, MHS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, assistant professor at the New York University Rory Meyers College of …
Staff Performance: When Expectations Don’t Match Reality
To implement the minimum nurse staffing standards for registered nurses (RNs) and nurse aides (NAs) and the increased on-site RN requirement in the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting final rule starting as early as May 2026 on some requirements for urban …
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Resources
Substance use disorder (SUD) is becoming more common in nursing home residents. While SUD can be challenging, there are several resources that can help nurse leaders to develop, implement, and sustain a SUD program. AAPACN has developed the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Resources list to assist directors of nursing services …
Substance Use Disorders: What the DNS Should Know
Over 1 million people aged 65 and over live with substance use disorders (SUD) (Alliance for Aging Research, 2022). As with most trends, what is prevalent in the community will also be prevalent in nursing homes. Therefore, the director of nursing services (DNS) should understand the nuances of this disorder …
CMS Patient Mood Interview (Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-2 to 9) Video Tutorial
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a video tutorial for completing D0150, Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to 9) and D0160, Total Severity Score. This video depicts two scenarios that demonstrate the coding of the PHQ-2 to 9 for the purposes of completing D0150, Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to …
Facility Assessment Considerations: A DNS Guide at a Glance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires the facility assessment be reviewed and updated to determine what resources are needed to care for its residents. AAPACN’s Facility Assessment Considerations: A DNS Guide at a Glance tool supports the DNS to collect and analyze data necessary to develop the nursing …
Improve Staff Retention by Following Hiring Best Practices and Elevating the Onboarding Process
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 how the director of nursing services (DNS) can improve staff retention through the onboarding process. Additional Resources:
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