The Facility Assessment – Your Blueprint for Improving Care Outcomes

As of August 8, 2024, CMS requires long-term care facilities to conduct a comprehensive Facility Assessment, evaluating staffing, equipment, services, and resident needs. Additional 2024 guidelines mandate assessments of diseases, conditions, acuity, and functional limitations to inform staffing decisions. Surveyors now verify compliance with required assessment components.

This session will outline a framework for conducting assessments that meet CMS regulations, address care gaps, and improve quality. Attendees will explore how live data analytics can evaluate resident populations, identify specialty care needs, and enhance person-centered care—ensuring regulatory compliance, better outcomes, and stronger facility performance.

Learning Objectives

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of the CMS facility assessment requirements
• Identify the key components and objectives of the facility assessment
• Develop skills to identify potential gaps in care and service delivery
• Implement strategies that use technology and data analytics as a resource to complete the facility assessment

Speaker

• Kathy Derleth, RN, BSN, Customer Success Manager, Real Time Medical Systems

This live session will be presented at the Illinois Health Care Association (IHCA) 75th Annual Convention.