Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care
Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2001-02-27

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 0309132746

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Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.

The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual (Revised 06/2016)
The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual (Revised 06/2016)

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Publisher:

Published: 2016-07-29

Total Pages: 860

ISBN-13: 9781683081371

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Stay compliant with the most up-to-date regulations and interpretive guidelines. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' June 2016 revisions to Appendix P and Appendix PP of The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual update the interpretive guidelines for F222, F241, F242, F246, F248, F250, F310, F320, F329, and F353. These revisions provide additional information to surveyors about consideration of psychosocial harm when assessing compliance with specific regulations. This manual will enable you to: - Stay compliant with complete access to all recent F-tag revisions - Save time searching and downloading extensive government documents - Manage risk by understanding the scope and severity for each possible deficiency - Download and use all essential CMS forms to ensure thorough survey preparation This valuable resource provides word-for-word CMS regulatory guidance and forms covering virtually every aspect of a nursing home's annual survey, including: - F-tags and their accompanying surveyor guidance - Scope and severity for each possible deficiency - Essential CMS forms to download and use - Guidance for policymaking - Risk management advice

The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual
The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual

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Published: 2019-03

Total Pages: 810

ISBN-13: 9781683089636

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Stay compliant with the most up-to-date regulations, interpretive guidelines, and newly assigned Ftags, and adhere to CMS' guidance and survey requirements with The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual. Recently updated with Appendix Q, Core Guidelines for Determining Immediate Jeopardy. This manual will enable you to: Stay compliant with complete access to all recent F-tag revisions Save time searching and downloading extensive government documents Manage risk by understanding the scope and severity for each possible deficiency Download and use all essential CMS forms to ensure thorough survey preparation This valuable resource provides word-for-word CMS regulatory guidance and forms covering virtually every aspect of a nursing home's annual survey, including: F-tags and their accompanying surveyor guidance Scope and severity for each possible deficiency Essential CMS forms to download and use Guidance for policymaking Risk management advice

Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1986-02-01

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 0309036461

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As more people live longer, the need for quality long-term care for the elderly will increase dramatically. This volume examines the current system of nursing home regulations, and proposes an overhaul to better provide for those confined to such facilities. It determines the need for regulations, and concludes that the present regulatory system is inadequate, stating that what is needed is not more regulation, but better regulation. This long-anticipated study provides a wealth of useful background information, in-depth study, and discussion for nursing home administrators, students, and teachers in the health care field; professionals involved in caring for the elderly; and geriatric specialists.

The CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines
The CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines

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Published: 2017-11-27

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 9781683086857

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In addition to reprinting the PDF of the CMS CoPs and Interpretive Guidelines, we include key Survey and Certification memos that CMS has issued to announced changes to the emergency preparedness final rule, fire and smoke door annual testing requirements, survey team composition and investigation of complaints, infection control screenings, and legionella risk reduction.