by Proactive LTC Consulting | Nov 26, 2024 | Dietary, QAPI, Quality, Regulatory, Survey
Dietary QA Essentials in Nursing Homes: Ensuring Excellence in Resident Nutrition In nursing homes, dietary services play a crucial role in maintaining residents’ health and well-being. A strong Quality Assurance (QA) program for the dietary department ensures... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Aug 14, 2024 | Dietary, Nursing, Quality, Weight Loss
Maintaining adequate nutrition and hydration status is crucial to promoting quality of life and positive outcomes for each resident. Poor nutritional status can lead to adverse health effects, including decreased strength and functional abilities, depression,... by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 21, 2024 | Compliance, Dietary, Q&A
Q: What steps should be taken when a resident chooses not to comply with diet or fluid restrictions? A: According to the State Operations Manual (SOM), under F553 ‘The Right to Participate in Planning Care,’ a resident has the right to select or refuse... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 25, 2024 | 5-Star, Dietary, F-Tag, Falls, Infection Prevention, Nursing, QAPI, Quality, Survey
According to CASPER Standard Survey data (3/17/24), over 25 thousand deficiencies have been cited thus far this fiscal year (FY), spanning 215 distinct F-tags. This article aims to scrutinize the primary deficiencies across five regulatory groups/facility departments... by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 16, 2023 | Blog, Compliance, Dietary, Survey
F812 Food Procurement, Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary is ranked as the most frequently cited deficiency in Standard Surveys so far for the 2023 fiscal year (CASPER 5/7/23). F812 has been cited in 39% of these surveys. No other dietary tags rank in the top 25, although... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 4, 2023 | Coding, Dietary, MDS, PDPM, Q&A, Therapy
Q: When a resident who has a feeding tube for nutrition is receiving speech therapy and has orders for a pureed diet/thickened liquid trials at lunch during therapy sessions, should this be coded on the MDS as a mechanically altered diet in section K0510? A:...