Moving Forward Coalition: Resident Rights Fact Sheet
Two-page nursing home resident rights summary: https://movingforwardcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/CV_NHrights_factsheet_final.pdf
LTC and Assisted Living Facility Biosafety: Identify, Isolate and Inform Infographic from NETEC
This printable flyer infographic discusses Long-Term Care (LTC) and Assisted Living Facility Biosafety: Identify, Isolate and Inform. https://repository.netecweb.org/items/show/1873
How to Prepare for FY 2025 ICD-10 Updates – Sept. 12, 2024
Members: $24 | Non-members: $48Continuing Education: 1.5 CE hours Recording Date: Sept. 12, 2024Duration: 90 minutesSpeaker: Jennifer LaBay, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, QCP, CRC Now is the time to prepare for the FY 2025 ICD-10-CM coding updates, which go into effect on Oct. 1, 2024. HIPAA requires that the facility’s clinical team ensure accurate diagnoses …
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Resources
Substance use disorder (SUD) is becoming more common in nursing home residents. While SUD can be challenging, there are several resources that can help nurse leaders to develop, implement, and sustain a SUD program. AAPACN has developed the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Resources list to assist directors of nursing services …
Template for Care Area Assessment Summary Note
AAPACN’s Template for Care Area Assessment (CAA) Summary Note can help guide the interdisciplinary team members through how to determine and document rationale for the care plan determination by summarizing the underlying causes, contributing factors, risk factors, and other relevant considerations related to the assessment. This AAPACN resource is copyright …
CMS Patient Mood Interview (Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-2 to 9) Video Tutorial
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering a video tutorial for completing D0150, Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to 9) and D0160, Total Severity Score. This video depicts two scenarios that demonstrate the coding of the PHQ-2 to 9 for the purposes of completing D0150, Patient Mood Interview (PHQ-2 to …
Facility Assessment Considerations: A DNS Guide at a Glance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires the facility assessment be reviewed and updated to determine what resources are needed to care for its residents. AAPACN’s Facility Assessment Considerations: A DNS Guide at a Glance tool supports the DNS to collect and analyze data necessary to develop the nursing …
Improve Staff Retention by Following Hiring Best Practices and Elevating the Onboarding Process
In this podcast, Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, chief nursing officer for AAPACN, and Denise Winzeler, BSN, RN, LNHA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, curriculum development specialist for AAPACN, discuss how the director of nursing services (DNS) can improve staff retention through the onboarding process. Additional Resources:
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Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Moral Injury: Keys to Prevention and Mitigation
Protecting and supporting the nursing home workforce is not optional—it is the daily work of managers and leaders, says Patricia McGaffigan, RN, MS, CPPS, senior advisor for safety at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), president of the Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety, and co-chair of the National Steering …
Take a Bad Care Plan and Fix it – Aug. 1, 2024
Members: $24 | Non-members: $48Continuing Education: 1 CE hour Recording Date: Aug. 1, 2024Duration: 60 minutesSpeaker: Jessie McGill, RN, BSN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA A poorly written care plan can have many adverse effects on both the resident and the facility team. Residents may have unmet needs, experience a decline in overall health, and feel dissatisfied …