Long-Term Care Survey Alert
What Do You Think? To Do Or Not To Do A Sig Change After Re-hospitalization
Published on Mon Feb 06, 2006 
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Question: Is a facility that doesn't do a significant change in status assessment for a resident readmitted from the hospital asking for F tags?
See the answer in the April 2006 Long-Term Care Survey Alert.
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Long-Term Care Survey Alert
- SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Walk The Survey Tightrope With Policies That Don't Trip You Up
Hint: Find out why and when less may be better.
You want staff to be on [...] - QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
Prevent Breakdowns In Your Skin Program That Can Lead To F314 Tags
4-part plan keeps your survey record clear when residents develop decubiti.
Rule one for preventing pressure [...] - REGULATORY COMPLIANCE:
Do Your Abuse And Neglect Policies Imperil Your Nursing Facility?
Follow this blueprint for what to include and forego.
They say the cover-up is what gets [...] - SURVEY MANAGEMENT:
Know The Definition Of An Injury Of Unknown Source
Otherwise, you could end up over-reporting.
Guessing at definitions for reportable injuries of unknown source or [...] - QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
Use Early Pressure Ulcers As An Early Warning Sign
Here's why you should keep tabs on the prevalence of Stage I and II decubiti.
"Bigger is [...] - RISK MANAGEMENT:
Evaluate Residents' Ability To Get Up And Go
This simple test can identify residents at increased risk of taking a tumble.
Taking the time [...] - RAI COMPLIANCE:
Detect This RAI Compliance Shortcoming Before Surveyors Pull You Up Short
This strategy can tell whether a quarterly should be a sig change assessment.
There's only one [...] - What Do You Think? To Do Or Not To Do A Sig Change After Re-hospitalization
Question: Is a facility that doesn't do a significant change in status assessment for a [...] - RESIDENT ASSESSMENT:
Head Off Declines In Mobility, ADLs Before They Trigger The QI/QM
2 tips to keep your QIs/QMs in line.
Prevention is always the best medicine for residents. [...] - SURVEY NEWS
If you're expecting surveyors to give you a break on how well you're managing resident's [...] - Clip 'N' Save:
Check Out This Pressure Ulcer Assessment Tool - FALL PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT:
Stay One Step Ahead Of Risk Of Falls And Fall-Related Injuries
Head off a survey spill with these 3 strategies.
True or false? A facility can prevent [...] - RISK MANAGEMENT:
Target These 4 Modifiable Risks For Falls
Some of these risk factors may surprise you.
Your best bet for reducing falls is to identify [...]
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