Answering Kathy’s Question about Surveying Restraints in a Nursing Home or Hospital
Kathy left a comment with some questions that I am going to address in my post today, instead of in the comments. She has some valid questions, and I hope this will help Kathy, as well as anyone else with the same concern, understand why a nursing home and hospital surveyor asks the questions they do and what [...]
How A Nursing Home Surveyor Conducts The Nursing Home Survey - Part 3
I am in the midst of explaining some concepts to you about how a nursing home surveyor prepares to conduct a nursing home survey. This is Part 3. I talked a little about the two forms of Survey, the QIS survey and the Standard survey. I want to explain, now, the Tasks for the QIS [...]
Nursing Home Surveyors Look At Urinary Incontinence in Nursing Homes - Part 4
As mentioned in the other posts talking of this issue, CMS has guidance in the SOM for nursing home surveyors to follow. The third piece of the investigation is the review of the resident’s record and other facility documents. The nursing home surveyor will review the resident’s assessment, the history and physical and other portions of [...]