by Proactive LTC Consulting | Aug 19, 2026 | 5-Star, Accidents/Incidents, Documentation, F-Tag, Falls, Family, Nursing, Nursing Home Consultant, Physicians, Regulatory, Resident Rights, Safety, Survey
F580 After the Fall: Why Timely Notification Matters Falls are one of the most common adverse events in nursing homes, and approximately one-third of falls among nursing home residents result in an injury. Because falls can result in fractures, dislocations, and...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Aug 12, 2026 | 5-Star, Antipsychotics/Psychotropics, Behavioral Health, Care Planning, Documentation, MDS, Medication, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physicians, Quality, Quality Measure, Survey
OIG Expectations–Antipsychotics Back in the Spotlight The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently emphasized their continued attention on antipsychotic use in nursing homes based on the identification of several concerning trends. The key takeaway for nursing...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Aug 5, 2026 | 5-Star, Nursing, Nursing Home Consultant, Quality, Regulatory, Survey
Risk Based Survey (RBS) Process Starts Sept. 8th— What you Need to Know The long-awaited Risk Based Survey (RBS) process will be launched nationwide beginning September 8, 2026. CMS began testing this process in 2023 in 22 states with over 100 facilities and found...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jul 22, 2026 | 5-Star, Audits, Compliance, Education, MDS, PBJ, Regulatory, Staffing, VBP
Is Your PBJ Data Telling the Right Story? Payroll-Based Journal reporting is often viewed as a quarterly payroll task. Submit the file, confirm it was accepted, and move on. But PBJ tells a much bigger story—reflecting the staffing your residents received, the...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jul 15, 2026 | 5-Star, Clinical, Compliance, Mock Survey, Nursing, Nursing Home Consultant, Plan of Correction, QAPI, Regulatory, Survey
Common Reasons Plans of Correction (PoCs) Are Rejected Receiving a Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) is stressful enough. Writing a Plan of Correction (PoC) that satisfies your state survey agency can be equally intimidating. Under CMS regulations (42 CFR...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jul 8, 2026 | 5-Star, Compliance, Documentation, F-Tag, Medicare, Medication, Mock Survey, Nursing, Nursing Home Consultant, Regulatory, Survey
F671 Compliance: Medication and Treatment Cart Oversight F 761 Labeling and Storage of Drugs and Biologicals has been cited in over 12% of all surveys through June 2026 with 1,850 deficiencies and currently ranks 5th in the overall deficiencies cited. This is a...
