Do you know what trauma-informed care is and who is at risk? In AAPACN’s 10 Fast Facts About Trauma-Informed Care tool, you’ll get the quick and important details you need to know about trauma-informed care in relation to care planning and how it can help you screen for and assess residents …
Discharge planning is the process of transitioning a resident from the facility to a lower level of care. The goal of each discharge is to establish a person-centered discharge plan that prevents avoidable readmissions to the hospital or facility and mitigates the risk of adverse events. Facility leaders can utilize …
The July 2022 Care Compare refresh reflected a major overhaul of how the Five-Star Staffing stars are calculated. The staffing domain is now based on six staffing measures, three based on hours per resident day and three based on turnover. Nurse assessment coordinators can use AAPACN’s Five-Star Staffing Measures Scoring …
For Medicare residents, nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) need to determine whether an interrupted stay has occurred and ensure that the correct MDS assessments, both OBRA and PPS, are in place. AAPACN’s Interrupted Stay Tracker tool provides interactive tracking based on the first non-covered day. This tool also allows the NAC …
The interrupted stay policy designates that a Medicare stay is considered a continuous stay when it is interrupted by less than three non-covered days. AAPACN’s Interrupted Stay Policy Quick Guide provides the key facts for determining if an interrupted stay has occurred and a visual to show how an interrupted …
Determining whether an interrupted stay has occurred can be a challenge, especially when so many different factors must be considered. AAPACN’s enhanced Interrupted Stay Flow Chart will help nurse assessment coordinators (NACs) navigate different scenarios to assist in the determination of whether an interrupted stay has occurred or not. For permission …
AAPACN has adapted the A2400C flow chart from section A of the RAI User’s Manual to show how A2400C impacts how the nurse assessment coordinator (NAC) schedules the PPS Part A Discharge assessment and how the interrupted stay policy could impact both A2400C and the assessment schedule. Check out AAPACN’s …
QAPI is a data-driven, proactive approach to improving the quality of care, life, and services for residents. A QAPI meeting is an opportunity for the QAA/QAPI Steering Committee to discuss performance of the full scope of services provided and make decisions with an aim of continual improvement. Facility leaders may …
Government entities require mandatory staff trainings to be completed at least annually. AAPACN’s Mandatory Training Checklist is intended to assist the facility leader in ensuring staff have completed mandated trainings per facility policy. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete a permissions form.
If the BIMS interview is not completed, the PDPM Cognitive Level will be used to determine cognitive impairment under the SLP and Nursing components of PDPM. AAPACN has updated its Resident Cognitive Level Determination Tool to help nurse assessment coordinators better understand the differences between SLP and Nursing PDPM Cognitive Level scoring. For permission to …
