[08/12/16]
Posted on August 12, 2016 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
On July 22, 2016, the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality/Survey & Certification Group released a memorandum that revised Chapter 7 of the State Operations Manual (“SOM”) and provided guidance on its policy to immediately impose federal remedies when a deficiency of a certain type is cited. The remedies are in addition to a... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, cmp, cms, deficiency, G, g level, ij, jeopardy, Long-Term Care, lsc, nf, penalty, remedies, remedy, selby, sff, snf, snf/nf, som, sqc, tag
[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
