Every month, AAPACN experts design tools that help our members perform their jobs with more ease, breaking down processes, synthesizing information, and aiding in ways to track required data. To help nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) easily find what they need fast, AAPACN has put together the following list of AAPACN free member tools specifically for NACs with helpful categories sorted based on area of use.
MDS 3.0/RAI Process
- COVID-19 Vaccine “Up to Date” Guidance Tracker
- Documentation Template: Isolation for Active Infectious Disease
- Drug Regimen Review Quick Guide
- GG Trivia Game
- MDS Coding Criteria for Restorative Nursing Programs
- OBRA Scheduling Tools for Calendar Year 2025
- Oct. 1, 2025: MDS Changes At-a-Glance
- Patient Health Questionnaire Completion Determination
- Resident Interview Toolkit
- Respiratory Therapy MDS Coding Checklist
- Section GG 3-Day Assessment Periods and Algorithm
- Section GG Data Collection Tool
- Section GG Process Flow Chart Tool
- Sections K and O Assessment Periods
- Section M Pressure Ulcer/Injury: Algorithms for Present on Admission
- Sepsis: Nurse Documentation Training Aide
Billing/Reimbursement
- Beneficiary Notice Guidelines Tool
- IPA Algorithm Tool
- Interim Payment Assessment Considerations Tool
- IPA Quick Calculators – Urban and Rural
- Interrupted Stay Flow Chart
- Interrupted Stay Policy Quick Guide
- Interrupted Stay Tracker Tool
- MDS Items Impacting Reimbursement for PDPM and SNF QRP
- Medicare A2400C Algorithm with the NPE and Interrupted Stay
- Medicare Medical Review Contractors Overview
- PDPM HIPPS Code At-a-Glance
- Physician Certification Tracker Tool
- Skilled or Not? Tool – REVISED
Preparation/Communication
- MDS Daily Startup for the NAC Backup Tool
- MDS Data Collection for the NAC Tool
- MDS Trickle-Down Effect
- Medical Record Alert Sheet
- Nurse Assessment Coordinator FTE Calculator Tool
Care Area Assessments/Care Planning/Discharge Planning
- Preparing for Section G Retirement: Care Plan Updates
- Schizophrenia Care Planning Checklist by Federal Source
- Social Determinants of Health and the Impact on Discharge Planning
- Template for Care Area Assessment Summary Note
COVID-19
- COVID-19 Diagnosis Coding Guidance Timeline for Auditing Claims Diagnosis Coding Tool
- NAC Quick Reference Guide to the End of the COVID-19 PHE Waivers
ICD-10-CM
- Comprehensive Diagnosis Collection Flow Chart
- COVID-19 Diagnosis Flow Chart for FY 2023
- Provider ICD-10-CM Documentation Tip Sheet for Long-Term Care
Leadership
- 10-Week Nurse Assessment Coordinator Orientation Guide Tool
- NAC Job Description
- Prepare for a Conversation with Leadership Using SBAR
- SAMPLE Task List for the Nurse Assessment Coordinator (NAC)
Meetings
PDPM
- PDPM At-a-Glance Tool
- PDPM Audit by MDS Section
- Resident Cognitive Level Determination: For the SLP and Nursing Components Under PDPM
Quality Measures
- At-a-Glance QM, QRP, and VBP Tool
- Five-Star and Care Compare MDS 3.0 Quality Measure Data Periods
- Five-Star Staffing Measures Scoring and Methodology Tool
- MDS 3.0 Quality Measure Assessment Selection Methods
- SNF QRP Quick Facts Tools
- When MDS 3.0 Quality Measure Triggers Start and Stop
Reporting
- MDS 3.0 Final Validation Reports Quick Facts and Resources
- Quick Guide to the SNF QRP iQIES Report: Resident-Level QM Report
- Submission to iQIES Checklist
Originally published June 30, 2025. Updated Sept. 4, 2025.