Nursing Home Federal Requirements: Guidelines to Surveyors and Survey Protocols
Designated a Doody's Core Title!\ Accessible and user-friendly, this updated edition of Nursing Home Federal Requirements contains information that is essential for nursing home administrators as well as educators and professionals preparing for licensure. It presents the latest federal guidelines and the procedures used by federal surveyors in certifying facilities for participation in Medicare and Medicaid. It is the only text that provides a comprehensive index to nursing home federal...
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The Federal government together with more than fifty advocacy groups has spent the past forty years writing and refining the rules and guidelines in this manual. This book presents the latest federal guidelines and the procedures used for federal surveyors in certifying facilities for participation in Medicare and Medicaid funding. This resource is essential for long term care facilities to have on hand to be ready for a survey at all times. It provides information in print straight from CMS' Internet-only manual without the hassle of searching for the information online. This manual is divided into accessible and user friendly parts to span every aspect and service of a nursing home. Key Features include: How to use this manual section Summarization of federal requirements Updated definitions of Medicare and Medicaid Compliance requirements with title VI of the Civil Rights Act SNF/Hospice requirements when SNF serves hospice patients SNF-based home health agencies Life safety code requirements Changes in SNF provider status Surveyor qualifications standards Management of complaints and incidents New medical director guidelines Doody Review Services Reviewer:Marcia K Flesner, PhD, RN, MHCA(University of Missouri-Columbia)Description:The book lists the regulations, guidelines, procedures, and probes used by federal surveyors in certifying nursing homes for participation in Medicare and Medicaid programs. Purpose:The claim is made that facilities which implement the federal guidelines will have outstanding quality assurance and risk management programs in place. Meeting the federal guidelines is a worthy objective and the book does provide the federal requirements with definitions, interpretive guidelines, and procedures that state surveyors use to evaluate homes during their licensing survey.Audience:The book is written for employees of long term care facilities and state surveyors. Individuals not familiar with federal LTC standards may find the book difficult to understand because there is no explanation of the terminology used in the regulations. Features:It lists all the federal requirements that are evaluated by state surveyors during the annual survey visit to nursing homes and for complaint visits. The exhibit section contains forms used by surveyors to gather data during the survey visit. Visually, the format makes the regulations easy to read. If nursing home staff used the book to prepare for a survey, they would be well prepared.Assessment:Knowing the interpretive guidelines used by surveyors would help nursing home staff to prepare for the annual survey visit. By knowing the definitions in the book, the staff would be better able to defend their decision-making at the home to explain how their actions do comply with the regulations.
Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword Preface Part I What Do You Mean - Toxic? 1. Introduction, Definitions, Descriptions 2. Why the Focus on Toxic Agers? 3. How Do We Know They're Toxic? 4. Are Toxic Agers Found in all Groups? Part II Who's Affected by Toxic Agers and How? 5. Impact on Professionals 6. Potential Co-Victims Part III What Causes Toxicity? 7. Introduction 8. Is Nature the Cause of Toxicity? 9. Is Nurture the Cause of Toxicity? 10. Is it Nature and Nurture? Part IV Can We Intervene and Cope? Uncover Negative Beliefs? 11. Some Professional Tips 12. Strategies ad Techniques Part V Is Toxicity Preventable? Is Healing Possible? 13. Self-Help and Prevention 14. The Path to Healing Afterword Glossary References Index
\ From The CriticsReviewer: Marcia K Flesner, PhD, RN, MHCA(University of Missouri-Columbia)\ Description: The book lists the regulations, guidelines, procedures, and probes used by federal surveyors in certifying nursing homes for participation in Medicare and Medicaid programs. \ Purpose: The claim is made that facilities which implement the federal guidelines will have outstanding quality assurance and risk management programs in place. Meeting the federal guidelines is a worthy objective and the book does provide the federal requirements with definitions, interpretive guidelines, and procedures that state surveyors use to evaluate homes during their licensing survey.\ Audience: The book is written for employees of long term care facilities and state surveyors. Individuals not familiar with federal LTC standards may find the book difficult to understand because there is no explanation of the terminology used in the regulations. \ Features: It lists all the federal requirements that are evaluated by state surveyors during the annual survey visit to nursing homes and for complaint visits. The exhibit section contains forms used by surveyors to gather data during the survey visit. Visually, the format makes the regulations easy to read. If nursing home staff used the book to prepare for a survey, they would be well prepared.\ Assessment: Knowing the interpretive guidelines used by surveyors would help nursing home staff to prepare for the annual survey visit. By knowing the definitions in the book, the staff would be better able to defend their decision-making at the home to explain how their actions do comply with the regulations.\ \
