by Proactive LTC Consulting | Aug 5, 2026 | MDS, Medicare, Nursing Home Consultant, Quality Measure, Reimbursement, SNF
FY 2027 SNF Final Rule: What Facilities Need to Know Now CMS has issued the FY 2027 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) Final Rule. The rule includes a payment update, Quality Reporting Program (QRP) changes, future all-payer MDS reporting...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 24, 2026 | 5-Star, Documentation, Nursing, Nursing Home Consultant, Quality, Quality Measure
Top 5 Nursing Documentation Misses Impacting QMs and How to Avoid Them Nursing documentation is the backbone of the care provided to long term care residents and supports many of the critical components used to measure facility performance, including: Survey outcomes...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 3, 2026 | 5-Star, Care Planning, Compliance, Dietary, Documentation, F-Tag, Nursing, Person Centered Care, QAPI, Quality Measure, Regulatory, Survey, Weight Loss
F692 Nutrition Risk Blueprint: Documentation that Drives Results Few clinical issues draw more focus and attention during surveys than unintended weight loss and altered nutritional status. These issues impact resident well-being and quality of life and are linked to...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | May 13, 2026 | 5-Star, Care Planning, Clinical, Falls, Nursing, Nursing Home Consultant, Quality, Quality Measure, Restorative, Safety, Survey, Therapy
Fresh Take on Repetitive Falls Falls remain one of the most challenging quality and safety concerns in skilled nursing facilities with one in three residents experiencing recurrent falls each year[i]. While many falls do not result in major injury, repetitive falls...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 29, 2026 | 5-Star, Behavioral Health, Care Planning, Documentation, Nursing Home Consultant, Psychotropics, QAPI, Quality, Quality Measure
In long-term care, behaviors are often one of the earliest signs that something has changed with a resident. Agitation, wandering, refusal of care, exit-seeking, verbal outbursts, sleep disruption, repetitive questioning, or sudden withdrawal are rarely “just...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 22, 2026 | 5-Star, Antipsychotics/Psychotropics, Audits, Coding, MDS, Medication, Nursing Home Consultant, Quality, Quality Measure
Q: My facility Long-Stay antipsychotic percentage increased on my 2026 Quality Measures. What are some best practices for reviewing Psychotropic medications? A: It is possible the increase in your QM percentage is not due to a true increase in antipsychotic...
