When an abuse situation occurs, staff must know how to respond and must do so in a timely manner. Opportunities to practice enable staff to sharpen their responses to these events. AAPACN’s Mock Abuse Drill Toolkit will assist nurse leaders in setting up a mock drill, through which they can …
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase Access to Quality Care, and Support to Families and Care Workers Nursing home minimum staffing standards promote resident care and safety Medicaid and CHIP to have historic access standards, advance fair compensation for direct care workers The U.S. Department of Health and Human …
The Five Star Preview Reports will be available on or around April 17, 2024. Provider Preview Reports have moved to iQIES as of August 2023. Please follow the steps below to locate the Provider Preview Report in iQIES: 1) Log into iQIES at https://iqies.cms.gov/ using your Health Care Quality Information Systems (HCQIS) …
See the section “Enhance Enrollees’ Rights to Appeal a Medicare Advantage Plan’s Decision to Terminate Coverage for Non-Hospital Provider Services” for details on expedited determination changes for Medicare Advantage residents. Contract Year 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rule (CMS-4205-F) On April 4, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & …
Update: April, 2024 CMS consistently strives to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our nursing home oversight and compliance programs to protect residents’ health and safety. In 2017, CMS implemented a new nursing home survey process across all states, in conjunction with the implementation of revised Requirements for Participation for …
Report 1: Concerns Remain About Safeguards To Protect Residents During Facility-Initiated Discharges From Nursing Homes Issued on 03/29/2024 | Posted on 04/03/2024 | Report number: OEI-01-18-00251 Report Materials Why OIG Did This Review Facility-initiated discharges that do not follow Federal regulations can be unsafe and traumatic, leading to resident harm. CMS and State Long-Term Care Ombudsmen …
This ZIP file contains resources for surveyors conducting initial surveys under the Long-term Care Survey Process (LTCSP). It is a one-stop shop containing a multitude of reference materials that are provided to the surveyors going into facilities, including, for example, a document detailing their principles of documentation, a document showing …
Essex Residential Care, LLC, to pay $100,000 after failing to comply with HIPAA Right of Access The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a $100,000 civil monetary penalty against Essex Residential Care, LLC, doing business as Hackensack Meridian Health, West Caldwell Care …
A survey finding of noncompliance with the Medicare and Medicaid requirements of participation may soon be a little more difficult for nursing homes to navigate without significant financial burden. In the March 28, 2024 Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) proposed rule, the Centers …
Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes to Prevent Spread of Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs) Memo #QSO-24-08-NH Posting Date 2024-03-20 Fiscal Year 2024 Memorandum Summary • CMS is issuing new guidance for State Survey Agencies and long term care (LTC) facilities on the use of enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) to align with nationally accepted …
