A Star Rating System for Nursing Homes
Last week Medicare’s Nursing Home Compare website (www.medicare.gov/nhcompare/) launched a five-star rating system for all nursing homes nationwide. Accordig to CMS, individual nursing homes will receive one to five stars in three categories — quality measures, nurse staffing and health inspections — as well as an overall rating. It will be the first time the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]
Nursing Home and Hospital Surveyors look at the Stages Of Pressure Ulcers - Part IV
The staging system is one way of summarizing certain characteristics of pressure ulcers, including the extent of tissue damage. The best definitions for the stages of pressure ulcers are from the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. You will find much more information about Pressure Ulcers at their website. Nursing home and hospital surveyors will use [...]
Nursing Home And Hospital Surveyors Look At The Risk Factors for Developing a Pressure Sore - Part III
Some residents have many risk factors for developing pressure ulcers. The nursing home has the responsibility to identify and evaluate these risk factors. They must then develop interventions to address the risk factors so a pressure ulcer does not develop. When you become involved with your loved ones care in a nursing home, you too [...]
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