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• TIP: Updated MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual Changes – New Definitions for Fall, Injury, and Major InjuryOctober 7, 2025
  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final version of the RAI User’s Manual, version 1.20.1, which went into effect Oct. 1, 2025. CMS made several changes, including a new definition for …
• TIP: CMS Released Additional Updates to RAI User’s Manual v1.20.1September 29, 2025
  On Sept. 24, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated RAI User’s Manual version 1.20.1 and updated MDS item sets v1.20.1v4. The last-minute updates aligned the MDS item sets with …
• TIP: CMS Released QSO Memo Impacting Five-StarJune 25, 2025
  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 …
• TIP: CMS Will Begin Posting Staffing Data on the Care Compare WebsiteJanuary 11, 2022
  Weekend Staffing: The level of total nurse and registered nurse (RN) staffing on weekends provided by each nursing home over a quarter. Staff Turnover: The percent of nursing staff and number of administrators that stopped …
• TIP: New Resource to Improve Healthcare SafetyNovember 2, 2021
  Lucian Leap just released a new book called Making Healthcare Safe. This free, downloadable book discusses ways a skilled nursing facility can implement a culture of safety by changing processes, working conditions, and communication in …
• TIP: CMS Scheduled Care Compare Refresh with Revised Discharge to Community Measure DataJuly 26, 2021
  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) discovered an error in the calculations for the Discharge to Community measure and will be updating the Care Compare website with the corrected data on Sept. 29, …