CMS MDS v1.18.11 Training Videos: Direct Links

Direct links: SNF Training Program Overview SNF Understanding Changes to the MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.18.11 Training Webinar SNF Social Determinants of Health and New Data Elements in Section A Training Webinar SNF Section C: Changes to Cognitive Patterns Guidance Training Webinar SNF Section D: Resident Mood Interview and Total …

Avoid Playing Psychotropic Shell Games to Resolve Resident Behaviors

Antipsychotic drug use among long-stay residents decreased steadily from 31 percent in 2011 to 22 percent in 2019, according to the November 2022 report Long-Term Trends of Psychotropic Drug Use in Nursing Homes from the Office of Inspector General (OIG). However, the use of anticonvulsants (another category of psychotropic medications) …

F694: Keys to Admitting Residents With Infusion Therapy Needs

Prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) were gearing up to take more medically complex fee-for-service Medicare Part A residents, including residents with infusion therapy needs, as a result of the payment changes under the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), notes Corinne A. Bishop, RN, CRRN, …

How SNFs Can Address CMS’s New Enhanced Enforcements for Infection Control Deficiencies

In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, vice president of education and certification strategy for AAPACN, and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, AAPACN curriculum development specialist, discuss the new enhanced enforcements for infection control deficiencies released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services …

LTCSP Survey Resources: Surveyor Tools Updated

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 …

CDC NHSN LTCF Weekly Healthcare Personnel (HCP) & Resident COVID-19 Vaccination Module Page UPDATED

Weekly health care personnel (HCP) & Resident COVID-19 Vaccination Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting Long-term care facilities can track weekly COVID-19 vaccination data for residents and healthcare personnel (HCP) through NHSN. May 2023 Updates Person-Level COVID-19 Vaccination Forms – Instructions and Guidance Documents INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING PERSON-LEVEL VACCINATION DATA Person-Level …

Updated CASPER MDS Census Reports for Nursing Homes

UPDATED Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) Daily Minimum Data Set (MDS) Census Reports for Nursing Homes The 1704D Daily MDS Census Detail and 1704S Daily MDS Census Summary reports in the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) report category in the CASPER Reporting application have been updated to reflect all MDS …

U.S. Senate Hearing Testimony: The Strained Nursing Home Inspection System

Residents at Risk: The Strained Nursing Home Inspection System and the Need to Improve Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability https://www.aging.senate.gov/hearings/residents-at-risk-the-strained-nursing-home-inspection-system-and-the-need-to-improve-oversight-transparency-and-accountability Witnesses ·     Ms. Erin Bliss Assistant Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Washington, DC DOWNLOAD TESTIMONY ·     Ms. Shelly Williamson President …

OIG Work Plan Update: Nursing Home Facility-Initiated Discharges

A facility-initiated transfer or discharge of a resident from a nursing home can be an unsafe and traumatic experience for the resident and the resident’s family. To address these concerns, Congress passed the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 to protect residents against inappropriate, facility-initiated transfers and discharges. However, data …