by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 17, 2021 | 5-Star, Blog, Falls, Nursing, Quality Measure
While often preventable, falls continue to be the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in older adults. Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year, a typical nursing home with 100 beds reports 100 to 200 falls, with even more falls... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 27, 2021 | Falls, Q&A
Q: Is this a Fall with Major Injury? A resident had an unwitnessed fall and self-reported that she hit her head. No injuries or concerns were noted upon post-fall evaluations. Three days later, the resident was transferred to the hospital due to chest pain and... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 13, 2021 | Falls, MDS
Q: Is it required that the SNF primary diagnosis and the primary diagnosis for the qualifying hospital stay match? A: No, the SNF primary diagnosis and the primary diagnosis from the qualifying hospital stay do not need to match. We want to be sure we are... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 7, 2021 | Falls, MDS
Q: We had a resident that was discharged home with family, return not anticipated. He suffered a fall after returning home, the family decided they could not care for him and readmitted him to our facility 8 hours after discharge. Since he wasn’t out after midnight,... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jan 27, 2021 | 5-Star, Blog, Education, Falls, Quality Measure, Webinars
Did you know that of the 1.6 million residents in U.S. nursing facilities, approximately half fall annually? (CDC) About 1 in 3 of those who fall will fall two or more times in a year. The CDC also indicates that one in every 10 residents who fall has a serious... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Oct 13, 2020 | 5-Star, Falls, MDS, Quality Measure
Falls management presents one of the greatest challenges to the long-term care profession. Preventing and managing falls in the facility is difficult enough without adding the increased complication of QM data that might not accurately reflect the true facility...