by Proactive LTC Consulting | Feb 23, 2022 | COVID-19, Survey
Based on 2021 Survey Data, F-Tag 812: Food Procurement was the second most cited deficiency on annual surveys and the 5th most cited overall. So far, in 2022, it has been the #1 deficiency cited on annual survey and the 4th most cited overall. (Source: S&C’s... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Dec 14, 2021 | Blog, Survey
42 CFR §488.401 defines a Plan of Correction (PoC) as a plan developed by the facility and approved by CMS or the survey agency that describes the actions the facility will take to correct deficiencies and specifies the date by which those deficiencies will be... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Sep 13, 2021 | 5-Star, Blog, Compliance, Falls, Nursing, QAPI, Quality, Regulatory, SNF, Survey
F689 Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices has been the third most frequently cited F tag so far in the 2021 fiscal year per Casper data (9/5/21). 3,466 citations have been issued nationally for the 16.6% of providers surveyed. Scope and Severity has ranged... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog, MDS, Quality, Regulatory, Survey
Care planning is an essential part of quality patient care as it offers an organized structure of identification of needs via the comprehensive assessment. This structure then drives the individualized type of services and care the resident receives by the development... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Aug 16, 2021 | 5-Star, Blog, Nursing, Regulatory, Survey
F761 Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals is currently the 8th most frequently cited deficiency throughout the nation thus far in FY2021. Source: CASPER 08/08/2021 REGULATION The F761 regulation includes three requirements: Labeling – (1) Drugs and biologicals... by Proactive LTC Consulting | Aug 2, 2021 | Blog, Regulatory, Survey
On July 28, 2021, CMS issued a memo stating that they are removing the guidance they issued in 2017 that instructed CMS Locations to impose civil monetary penalties (CMPs) for prior noncompliance solely on a per-instance basis. CMS states they will now retain the...