by Proactive LTC Consulting | Aug 5, 2026 | Compliance, Emergency Preparedness, QAPI, Quality, Regulatory, Resident Rights, Safety
Ad Hoc QAPI Meetings – Why, When, and How? Q: Why Would a Facility Hold an Ad Hoc QAPI Meeting? A: An Ad Hoc QAPI Meeting is a valuable tool within a facility’s comprehensive Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. It provides a...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jul 29, 2026 | Abuse, Coding, Compliance, Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, PDPM, Reimbursement, SNF
SNF PDPM Fraud and Abuse Risk Update: What Providers Need to Know The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) significantly changed skilled nursing facility (SNF) reimbursement under Medicare by shifting reimbursement from therapy service volume to residents’ clinical...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jul 29, 2026 | Clinical, Compliance, Medicaid, Medicare, Regulatory, Resident Rights, Safety
Q: Medical marijuana is legal in our state, and a new resident has a physician’s certification for its use. Are we required to allow the resident to use medical marijuana in our facility? A: This is a common question long-term care providers face as more...
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 | Abuse, Accidents/Incidents, Care Planning, Compliance, Falls, Family, Legal, Nursing Home Consultant, Person Centered Care, Quality, Safety
Family Communication Challenges: What should you do? Strong communication with families is essential to providing quality resident-centered care. Challenging conversations often occur during times of stress, unexpected changes, or misunderstandings. Effective...
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...
