by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog, Documentation, Legal, Medicaid, Medical Review, Medicare
“No matter how skilled or experienced you are, inaccurate or incomplete nursing documentation can mean serious trouble for your patients – and for you if you’re ever involved in a lawsuit.” Austin, Nursing2021. Many nurses who have had to testify in a deposition or... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 10, 2021 | Activities, Blog, COVID-19, Infection Prevention, Regulatory
There’s nothing quite like a National Public Health Emergency to shake things up and force an altered perspective. Most providers are doing well to keep up with near-daily changes relative to managing the pandemic in its current form and, in a whirlwind of Infection... 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 | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog
In Dec 2020, CMS issued its 2020 measures under consideration (MUC) list that included two proposed new SNF QRP quality measures (QMs). The measures under consideration are: Skilled Nursing Facility Healthcare Associated Infections Requiring Hospitalization (outcome... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog
There are 47 million people worldwide diagnosed with dementia and 9.9 million new cases each year (World Health Organization Media Center, 2017). It is well known that residents living with dementia have complex care needs that should be taken into account by...