Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide
What is it? The purpose of the Psychosocial Outcome Severity Guide is to help surveyors determine the severity of psychosocial outcomes resulting from identified noncompliance…
Author: Jody Giacopuzzi
Coping with Pandemic in Nursing Homes – Part 4
Beginning Thursday, May 14, facilities must make daily reports to the CDPH that include the following information: Suspected and confirmed COVID-19 infections among residents and…
Coping with Pandemic in Nursing Homes – Part 3
We are now at week six of shelter-in-place orders. The crisis is no longer new and the end has no date. On a good day,…
Tips for Healthcare Staff- Honoring Patients through Deeper Conversations
Five weeks of shelter-in-place orders for COVID-19 are taking their toll. The isolation from family and friends, coupled with the lack of socialization with others,…
Coping with Pandemic in Nursing Homes – Part 1
As a nursing home first responder, do you feel like the entire world has been turned upside down and landed on your shoulders? As you…
When Can You Transfer Or Discharge?
You’ve been called into a staff meeting. It’s not any staff meeting though. There are a number of residents that are being discharged or transferred.…
Discharge Planning F745
You’ve just arrived at work. It’s a typical Tuesday, but half-an-hour into your morning you find out that one of your residents has decided she…
Recent Survey Issues May – December, 2018
Recent Survey Issues May – December, 2018 Resident Council Meetings: Residents not aware of Resident Council Meeting is held. Weight Loss issues: IDT not ruling…
Understanding Discharge Regulations Reduces Stress for Social Service Staff in Nursing Homes
Pressure in the workplace is never fun to deal with, and with the increased scrutiny that Skilled Nursing Facilities are receiving, especially where the discharge…