Ask Proactive – It has been 3 years since our facility’s last annual survey. What are the top Life Safety K tags that are being cited?

by | Oct 11, 2023 | Facilities Management, Life Safety, Q&A, Regulatory, Survey

Q: It has been 3 years since our facility’s last annual survey. What are the top Life Safety K tags that are being cited?     A: The top 5 Life Safety K tags have been fairly consistent over the last few years and have primarily just changed in their ranking...

Ask Proactive – My facility has been selected for a Schizophrenia Audit by CMS. How will the results of this audit impact our facility’s Five Star rating?

by | Sep 6, 2023 | 5-Star, Audits, Q&A, Quality Measure, Regulatory

Q: My facility has been selected for a Schizophrenia Audit by CMS. How will the results of this audit impact our facility’s Five Star rating?     A: Inaccuracies identified through these audits impact QM ratings as follows: The overall QM and long-stay QM...

Ask Proactive – We had a resident admit over the weekend. He is his own responsible party. His admission packet had only been partially completed. He did not have an advanced directive or physician’s order indicating code status order. While completing the nursing admission assessment, he indicated that he did not want to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac/respiratory arrest. Would staff still be required to perform CPR since there is no signed Advance Directive and Physician’s Order?

by | Aug 30, 2023 | Nursing, Q&A, Regulatory

Q: We had a resident admit over the weekend. He is his own responsible party. His admission packet had only been partially completed. He did not have an advanced directive or physician’s order indicating code status order. While completing the nursing admission...