Operating in a highly regulated environment, Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) operators feel the weight of meeting compliance standards and requirements set forth by CMS daily. But what exactly does it mean to “be compliant?” It’s much broader than just following standards laid out by regulators – it’s also adherence to an organization’s internal protocols, clinical […]

Updates to the Quality Reporting Program (QRP) now include SNFs bearing the responsibility to collect data and publicly report to ensure compliance with specified measures. One of the most pivotal changes is an increase to the SNF QRP data completion threshold from 80% to 90% within the Minimum Data Set (MDS). In order to ensure […]

Maintaining nursing home regulations and compliance can overwhelm even the most prepared facility – and that task has become more daunting since the final Rules of Participation (RoP) mandates were put into action. Care providers were forced to examine policy and procedures, while ensuring all components of regulations were being completed. Thanks to an unprecedented […]

Multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmission in long-term care facilities is currently shown to contribute significantly to resident morbidity, mortality, and increased healthcare costs for patients either with colonization or at risk of MDROs. After two years of recommendations from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), they have officially issued the memorandum, Ref: QSO-24-08-NH, which solidifies […]