[12/07/11]
Posted on December 7, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
On November 30, 2011, Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General, appeared before the Special Committee on Aging, and testified regarding the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) findings pertaining to the use of atypical antipsychotic drugs by nursing home residents. The OIG hired psychiatrists who are experts in treating elderly patients to review a sample of... READ MORE
Tags: antipsychotic, bufford, cms, drugs, elderly, FDA, hall render, inspector general, jent, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, lvinson, Medicare, medication, nursing home, oig, resident, selby, snf
[11/15/11]
Posted on November 15, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) just released a Survey & Certification Letter (S&C: 12-04-NH) to address a recent report of a nursing facility resident death due to a smoking accident. A resident who was deemed appropriate to smoke unsupervised, but failing to wear a smoking apron, died as the result of... READ MORE
Tags: 42 cfr, accident, bufford, cms, e-cigarretes, facility, life safety code, Litigation and Risk Management, long term care, lsc, medicaid, Medicare, nonsmoking, nursing home, oxygen, policy, procedure, regulation, resident, selby, Smoking, snf, supervision, survey, survey agency
[08/28/11]
Posted on August 28, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
CMS recently published a Survey & Certification Memorandum (S&C:11-35-NH) detailing progress in the implementation of Section 6121 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 6121 of the ACA mandates enhanced nurse aide training in nursing homes. The enhanced training focuses on two areas: 1) how to care for residents with dementia, and 2) how... READ MORE
Tags: 6121, abuse, ACA, appendix PP, bufford, care, cms, dementia, f497, interpretive guideline, jent, long term care, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, nf, nurse aide, nursing facility, nursing home, PPACA, prevent, resident, selby, skilled, skilled nursing facility, snf, tag, training
