by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 13, 2023 | ADL, Blog, CMI, PDPM, Quality Measure, Reimbursement, Restorative
Dedication to robust restorative nursing programming will bring countless benefits to your residents, as well as improved facility outcomes. Designed to achieve and maintain optimal physical, mental, and psychosocial functioning, restorative nursing programs are... by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 1, 2023 | ADL, Blog, Compliance, Education, Quality, Regulatory, Survey
Quality of life is a fundamental principle that applies to all care and services provided to nursing facility residents. The Quality of Life regulatory requirements at 483.24 (F675-F680) cover Quality of Life, Activities of Daily living, CPR, and activities. F677, ADL... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jul 11, 2022 | ADL, Blog, Survey
F677 ADL care provided for dependent residents is one of the top 10 areas cited for deficient practice in the nation. This regulation states that a resident who is unable to carry out activities of daily living should receive the necessary services to maintain good... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 3, 2021 | ADL, Blog, COVID-19, Regulatory, Restorative
Last week we reviewed Restorative Nursing and its relationship with COVID in part 1 of this 2-part series. It’s been a tumultuous time in long-term care and restorative programs may have had to be put on the back burner temporarily. How do we rebuild and possibly even... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Feb 24, 2021 | ADL, Blog, COVID-19, Regulatory, Restorative
In the heat of the pandemic battle, staffing shortages and emergency prioritization of tasks left many facilities with no choice but to triage programming. Functional decline is not unusual as residents already prone to decline faced pandemic driven activity... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 21, 2020 | 5-Star, ADL, Blog, QAPI, Quality Measure
You may have heard that Section G of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) was going away; however, that will not be happening anytime soon. While it is true that Section G may eventually be eliminated, this change has been pushed back due to stakeholder concerns as well as the...