Tag: dementia care

The Unspoken Cost of Restraint

Posted on September 24, 2017

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An Ounce of Prevention Goes a Long Way

Posted on May 4, 2017

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Life Enrichment Benefits All of Your Patients – Not Just Those with Dementia

Posted on June 14, 2016

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Watching someone’s health or memory start to decline, or witnessing a family member struggling with dementia can be troubling at best. Making the decision to find them a place to life that offers assistance can also be stressful – not only for the family but for their loved one as well. Add to this that […]

Ready for the Financial Impact of the New CMS Survey Tool?

Posted on March 23, 2016

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New CMS focused dementia care tools for surveyors

Posted on December 9, 2015

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On November 27th 2015, CMS issued a new survey and certification memo, based on the Focused Dementia Care Survey Pilot in 2014 and the 2015 initiative to test the survey type in a few more states. This new survey type examined and puts greats focus on quality of care provided to patients living with dementia. […]

Dementia care, an increased compliance risk

Posted on October 26, 2015

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CMS has been changing education related to F-Tags and SNF leaders may not have had enough exposure to the new CMS updated survey guidance and its interpretive guidelines that went into effect Nov. 26, 2014. CMS has recently published memos to its surveyors – and nursing home providers need to understand this new guidance as […]