Going through survey is like driving through a speed trap...you need to be aware of the risks and take the appropriate action!
Resources for Survey Success
Dear Colleague...There is probably no other event in the year that generates more anxiety than the annual certification survey. Regardless of how well your staff cares for your patients and residents, if the survey team finds a significant problem, it can result in serious deficiencies. These deficiencies can result in sanctions and also can diminish the reputation of the organization. As a director of nursing, I know what it is like to have to keep your facility in a constant state of survey readiness. That's why I wrote this monograph "Care Plan Strategies for Survey Success". It contains strategies I have learned in my years working with facilities, and they have been field tested. Read the outline below and order the eBook today. It is delivered by email and you will be able to begin your survey planning today! Joe Tomaino
Information is listed on this page for the following survey preparation resources: Care Planning for Survey Success (eBook) Everything You Knew About the Survey Process...but Forgot! (Seminar Recording) SurveyPrep™E-Alerts CMS State Operating Manual Appendix P (pdf) FREE! CMS State Operating Manual Appendix PP (pdf) FREE! ContinuingCareInSite Newsletter FREE!
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Care Planning for Survey Success
Practical Strategies for Preparing Your Long Term Care Facility for Certification Survey
Is your facility ready for the annual Medicare certification survey? Do you want to decrease the chances that you will have significant findings in areas of quality of care, including:
Prevention of resident-to-resident altercations
Prevention of dehydration
Prevention of fecal impaction
Prevention of constipation
Prevention of falls
Prevention of skin breakdown
Are you aware of the most common survey findings in the country in recent months? If you are a nursing home administrator, director of nursing, or other leader in your facility, The Tomaino Group offers you a practical guide to care planning for these issues.
Surveyors look back throughout the previous year to select residents who have triggered for these conditions. But even if they have occurred, if your staff appropriately care planned for them and can show every reasonable effort was taken to prevent them, you may avoid a significant deficiency.
This easy-to-use eBook, emailed directly to you upon processing payment. It is delivered in a Word document, ready for you to read right away. There is nothing to ship in the mail and nothing to wait for. There are over 25 pages covering topics including:
Strategic Care Planning
Care planning for behaviors and resident-to-resident altercations
Care planning for constipation and prevention of fecal impaction
Care planning for potential for dehydration
Care planning for prevention of falls
Care planning for prevention of skin breakdown
Sample procedures for care planning
Sample care plan auditing
Sample focused review of residents receiving dialysis
Sample focused review of residents triggering for skin breakdown
Sample focused review of residents triggering for dehydration
Sample staff training on hydration and nutrition care planning
Don’t wait until the weeks leading up to your survey anniversary date to get started…as was mentioned above, the surveyors look back for six months, or even a year, to see how care was provided. Work with your staff now, and throughout the year to ensure the documentation reflects their best efforts.
This guide is available now for the price of $24.95.
Because we want you to succeed, we will also be more than happy to answer any questions you may have by email. Don’t delay—survey can begin any day. Be prepared!
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Hard-copy version: For a copy of the Care Planning for Survey Success monograph in a 24 page coil bound soft cover document delivered by Fedex, click on the link to the right. A postage and handling fee of $6.95 is added for this version.
Sharon Carlo teaches the finer points of survey preparedness
Everything You Knew About the Survey Process...but Forgot!
Check out this recorded teleseminar by highly regarded Sharon Carlo. Sharon has years of experience as a nursing home director of nursing, administrator, and consultant. She also worked as an administrator for the department of health of a large state where she was responsible for the quality assurance of the state survey process. Her dynamic presentation style, vast knowledge, and practical approaches make this a recording you can't afford to pass up. For more info, CLICK HERE
Survey Prep E-Alerts
Everything you need to know about the survey process, delivered by email throughout the year!
The SurveyPrep™E-Alertscovers topics including, but not limited to:
Investigation of accidents and incidents
Prevention of sentinel events, such as avoidable pressure ulcers, dehydration, and fecal impaction
Understanding the abuse protocol
Managing the survey process
Taking the worry out of preparing the resident roster form
Strategies to prevent medication error citations
Making sure meal observations go right
Preparing for the new interpretive guidelines for activities and behavior
Maintaining drug regimen reviews
Ensuring proper use of assistive devices
Care planning for survey success
...and many others!!!
Each subscription to the SurveyPrep™E-Alerts comes with a FREE download of the State Operating Manual. This manual, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader software) is the CMS document that outlines the entire survey process in over 100 pages!!!
FREE Bulletins also included!!! Throughout the year, different information becomes available about the survey process. Sometimes there are changes in standards, interpretive guidelines, or survey priorities. These bulletins are sent to all subscribers as information becomes available throughout the year.
Autoresponder Courses are fun and easy to use... When you subscribe to the SurveyPrep™E-Alerts, you will receive an email taking you to a link to download the CMS State Operating Manual. This link works for 24 hours after you initially load it, and within that time you need to download the PDF document to have as a reference throughout the year. This is best done on a computer that does not rely on dial-up internet access, as this is a large document.
You will also receive an introductory email immediately to the address you used to register and pay for the SurveyPrep™E-Alerts. About three days later, you will get the next installment and about every week after that as well. The information modules come in regular text, not HTML, and are easily opened and read. They can be forwarded to your staff to make sure that they have access to the same important information that you do.
Keep us posted on your progress, and don't hesitate to ask questions. We want to know how you are doing during your preparation for survey, and after the survey itself. We are also available to answer questions you may have about the survey process. Just send your progress reports and survey results to SurveyPrep@ContinuingCareInSite.info . Questions from SurveyPrep™E-Alerts participants are answered FREE of charge.
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To register for the SurveyPrep™Autoresponder Course for $59.95 (Including the FREE download of the CMS State Operating Manual, FREE periodic bulletins, and FREE question answering, just CLICK HERE .
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Seven Steps to Prevent Abuse, Neglect, and Mistreatment in Continuing Care Settings: A Presentation for Organization Leadership
Federal and state regulations require that nursing homes have effective plans in place to prevent abuse, neglect, and mistreatment. During the annual survey process, both organizational leadership and direct caregivers will be asked about these plans. This power point presentation outlines the seven steps an organization should take to build an effective program for the prevention, identification, and response to possible abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. This presentation outlines the steps and offers examples under each. It is designed to be used as a tool for management training, and a self assessment of your organization's efforts in this area. Upon purchase of this product, a download page will be emailed to you and the powerpoint file should be saved to your computer within 24 hours of opening the download page. The tool is copyright protected, but purchasers have permission to modify the contents to meet their specific state and facility requirements, so long as the file is not resold.
This product is available for immediate delivery for $39.95
The Long-Term Care State Operations Manual FREE
The CMS Long Term Care State Operations Manual Appendix P: Survey Protocol for Long Term Care was updated with December 15 final revisions to F-Tags #329, #425, #428, and#431 in December of 2006.Don’t be caught without these latest changes.ContinuingCareInSite is pleased to provide you the downloadable PDF file with the entire manual FREE of charge ($2.00 order processing fee is charged to cover our expenses to deliver this product to you).Simply click on the purchase button to the right to give your delivery information and pay your processing fee, and you will instantly be taken to the download link for the manual.
The CMS Long Term Care State Operations Manual Appendix PP: Guidelines for Surveyors of Long Term Care Facilities was updated with December 15 final revisions to F-Tags #329, #425, #428, and#431 in December of 2006.Don’t be caught without these latest changes.ContinuingCareInSite is pleased to provide you the downloadable PDF file with the entire manual FREE of charge ($2.00 order processing fee is charged to cover our expenses to deliver this product to you).Simply click on the purchase button to the right to give your delivery information and pay your processing fee, and you will instantly be taken to the download link for the manual.
