by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 18, 2025 | Compliance, MDS, Medicare, Staffing
Q: I recently started working as the MDS coordinator at a facility. MDS assessments have been scheduled, but no one completed them. What should I do to get back in compliance? A: 1. Assess the Extent of the Delay Identify how many assessments are overdue and... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 18, 2025 | Care Planning, Clinical, Compliance, QAPI, Regulatory, Survey
QAPI & Health Equity: What New Surveyor Guidance Means for Nursing Homes If you’ve worked in long-term care for more than a minute, you understand that QAPI is the backbone of quality improvement. But there’s a new layer added with the recent CMS... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 11, 2025 | Clinical, Compliance, MDS, Nursing, Wound
Q: We are caring for a resident who recently admitted with a new G-tube. Can I code the G-tube site as a surgical wound in Section M? A: The RAI describes surgical wounds as any healing and non-healing, open or closed surgical incisions, skin grafts, or... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 11, 2025 | Clinical, Compliance, F-Tag, Nursing, Survey
F761 – Maintaining Compliance through Strong Partnerships Maintaining compliance with F761 – Storage and Labeling of Drugs and Biologicals requires ensuring medications are properly stored, secured, and destroyed based on state and federal guidelines.... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 4, 2025 | Care Planning, Compliance, Hospice, Regulatory
Q: Each skilled nursing facility arranging for the provision of hospice care under a written agreement must designate a member of the facility’s interdisciplinary team who is responsible for working with hospice representatives to coordinate care to the resident... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 4, 2025 | Compliance, Elopement, Falls, Pressure Ulcers, QAPI, Quality, Regulatory, Survey
Learning from Adverse Events & Incidents Studies show that nearly one in three skilled nursing facility residents experience an adverse event during their stay, with approximately 60% of these events being potentially preventable. Adverse events in skilled...