Nursing Home Surveyors Look At Urinary Incontinence in the Nursing Home - Part 1
When surveying in a nursing facility, the Nursing Home Surveyor looks at specific issues. One of the most common issues a surveyor will look at is the continence status of a resident and the care the facility provides to residents related to continence. The nursing home surveyors use the regulations and guidance located in Appendix [...]
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 [...]
Nursing Home and Hospital Surveyors Review Pressure Ulcers in a Nursing Home - Part II
A pressure ulcer can occur wherever circulation to the tissues of the body has been compromised by pressure. The staff in a nursing home must identify the individual resident at risk for developing pressure ulcers. The staff must also identify and evaluate each resident’s risk factors and changes in the resident’s condition. They must identify [...]
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