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CMS Expected to Release Guidance on New LSC Adoption Soon

[02/28/12]

Posted on February 28, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Written by: Bufford, David W.

The 2012 Life Safety Code (LSC) contains numerous provisions that address culture change in nursing facilities.  These new provisions are somewhat of a liberalization of standards to permit a more home-like environment for residents, rather than an institutional setting.  I am expecting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to release a Survey... READ MORE

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