by Proactive LTC Consulting | Apr 16, 2024 | ADL, Nursing, Quality, Restorative
Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs) play a crucial role in supporting individuals with chronic illnesses, disabilities, or those needing extended care services. Among the essential programs within these facilities is the Restorative Nursing...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 13, 2023 | ADL, Blog, CMI, PDPM, Quality Measure, Reimbursement, Restorative
Dedication to robust restorative nursing programming will bring countless benefits to your residents, as well as improved facility outcomes. Designed to achieve and maintain optimal physical, mental, and psychosocial functioning, restorative nursing programs are...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog, Medicare, Regulatory, Reimbursement, Restorative, Therapy
Skilled maintenance therapy has long been a service offering available for use in long-term care, yet this programming continues to be the source of confusion for many providers. ”Maintenance Therapy”, is often requested by patients and their representatives/families...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Jun 2, 2021 | Q&A, Restorative, Therapy
Q: Can a resident be on both restorative and therapy at the same time? A: Yes. Facilities may elect to have licensed rehabilitation professionals perform skilled therapeutic interventions that constitute a high level of complexity, or train aides in...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Mar 3, 2021 | ADL, Blog, COVID-19, Regulatory, Restorative
Last week we reviewed Restorative Nursing and its relationship with COVID in part 1 of this 2-part series. It’s been a tumultuous time in long-term care and restorative programs may have had to be put on the back burner temporarily. How do we rebuild and possibly even...
by Proactive LTC Consulting | Feb 24, 2021 | ADL, Blog, COVID-19, Regulatory, Restorative
In the heat of the pandemic battle, staffing shortages and emergency prioritization of tasks left many facilities with no choice but to triage programming. Functional decline is not unusual as residents already prone to decline faced pandemic driven activity...
