Long-Term Care Survey Alert
What Do You Think?
Published on Thu Apr 27, 2006 
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How Much Leeway Does A Facility Have To Impose Requirements Governing Resident Sexual Behavior, STD Screening?
Questions: Under existing nursing home regulations, can a faith-based or other nursing facility implement an across-the-board policy forbidding sexual relations outside marriage or sex between people of the same gender? Can a facility impose mandatory screening for sexually transmitted diseases for all admissions? Legal experts will answer these questions for you in the June 2006 Long-Term Care Survey Alert.
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Long-Term Care Survey Alert
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Nail Down Wound Dx Before Surveyors Nail You With F314 Or F309 Tags
Follow these key clues that pressure isn't the culprit in creating a wound.
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Use A Risk Management Approach To Address Residents' Sexuality
Following the right policies and procedures can stave off a survey disaster.
Does your facility have [...] - RESIDENT ASSESSMENT:
Ask The Right Questions To Answer Whether Residents Can Consent To Sex
Follow this model to document residents' decision-making ability.
If you don't really know what to ask [...] - What Do You Think?
How Much Leeway Does A Facility Have To Impose Requirements Governing Resident Sexual Behavior, STD [...] - TEST YOURSELF:
How Would Your Team Handle This Scenario Involving Resident Sexuality?
The right care plan can support residents' rights and keep them safe.
Talk about a juggling [...] - PAIN MANAGEMENT:
What You Don't Know About Your Pain QMs Can Hurt Your Facility
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The [...] - RESIDENT SAFETY:
Fall Rate Going Up? Go To The Source To Get The Lowdown
Staff may have the elusive answers.
Ask and you will often get answers that can explain [...] - CASE STUDY:
How To Think Outside The Pharmacological Box To Provide Optimal Pain Relief
Take notes on this facility's best practice pain management strategies.
An effective pain management arsenal includes [...] - QUALITY OF CARE:
Keep Your Pressure Ulcer Prevention Plan From Breaking Down
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Give Your Facility's Pain Assessment A Check-Up
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