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... by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 28, 2025 | Clinical, Compliance, F-Tag, Pharmacy, Regulatory, Survey
Q: What are the most common reasons for the citing of F761 – Storage of Drugs and Biologicals? A: In Appendix PP the regulatory guidance for F761 is as follows: §483.45(g) Labeling of Drugs and Biologicals Drugs and biologicals used in the facility must be... by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 28, 2025 | Compliance, Documentation, F-Tag, Quality, Regulatory
Documentation To Support Transfer or Discharge for F622 & F623 Compliance The decision to transfer or discharge a resident from the nursing facility is not to be taken lightly. Recent updates to Appendix PP of the State Operations Manual are a reminder to... by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 21, 2025 | Behavioral Health, Coding, Compliance, Infection Prevention, Physicians, Survey
Fresh Take on Medical Director Oversight in LTC: F841 Compliance & Schizophrenia Diagnosis Standards Recent updates to the Appendix PP guidance for F841, along with heightened focus on accurate schizophrenia diagnoses, place renewed emphasis on the medical...