The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a memo that will have a significant impact on the health inspection star rating and how the long-star antipsychotic measure is calculated, among other changes: Health Inspection Star Rating: Long-Stay Antipsychotic Measure Methodology: Other changes: For more details, see the memo: …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has changed the National Healthcare Safety Network’s (NHSN) reporting definition of Up to Date. Individuals aged 65 years and older are Up to Date when they have: Individuals younger than 65 years of age are Up to Date when they have: For …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the updated draft Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.20.1v3-Section and updated Matrix. The newly added section R has been removed with this update. CMS noted that this version of the MDS v1.20.1 item sets (v3) does not …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the FY 2026 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) fact sheet. This fact sheet details the program, measures used, case-minimums, the process for making correction, and where to get more information. This AAPACN resource is copyright protected. AAPACN individual members …
As part of their ongoing commitment to ensuring quality care and compliance with federal health and safety regulations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) developed an informational provider resource about the survey process. This short toolkit provides tips on the survey process and common requests providers may receive …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently confirmed the revisions to the State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix PP, which went into effect April 28, 2025. The revisions are redlined here. While many revisions were made, nurse assessment coordinators should especially note changes in F641, Accuracy of Assessment. The …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a draft of the Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 User’s Manual (RAI User’s Manual) v1.20.1, which is planned to become effective Oct. 1, 2025. This draft contains the following major changes: This AAPACN resource is copyright protected. AAPACN individual members …
The Moving Forward Coalition is hosting a webinar, “Engaging Family Members and Care Partners Meaningfully” on April 14. It will provide practical strategies to build trust, gather meaningful input, and create collaborative systems that reflect the diverse needs and capacities of community members. Register here. The coalition also has a …
The deadline is quickly approaching for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP). Deadlines are detailed on the fiscal year (FY) 2026 SNF QRP deadlines file. As a reminder, all data for MDS-based SNF QRP measures for Quarter 4 2024 (Oct. …
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a revised memo, QSO-25-07-NH, which detailed a launch plan to transition the long-term care survey process to the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES) platform. This transition is currently scheduled to launch July 14, 2025. The CMS iQIES team have …
