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    Category: Regulation Trainings and Information

    Final Judgment Issued on the Epple Bill

    Skilled nursing facilities must take the following steps to comply. Nursing homes now must provide verbal and written notice to residents, including new admissions, when…

    Jody Giacopuzzi January 31, 2020

    PDPM is here! Do You Know how it Impacts on Social Services?

    PDPM assures that the Resident Care Plan is patient-centered with a focus on early intervention, patient involvement and an eye toward discharge. It shifts the focus of MediCare reimbursement…

    Jody Giacopuzzi October 15, 2019

    Final Rule Allows Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule on Long-Term Care Facility Requirements allowing Arbitration Agreements (84 Fed. Reg. 34718) last month. The…

    Jody Giacopuzzi August 13, 2019

    Partial Delay in Rollout of Phase 3

    On July 16, 2019 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule, “Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities:…

    Jody Giacopuzzi July 22, 2019

    California Homeless Discharge Regulation

    On January 1, 2019, California’s SB 1152 went into effect. This law requires hospitals to modify their current hospital discharge policies by including a written…

    Jody Giacopuzzi July 15, 2019

    Informed Consent in Long-term Care Facilities

    Residents in long-term care facilities often have conditions that require treatment with psychotropic medications. Informed consent ensures the resident is aware of the facts about…

    Jody Giacopuzzi July 1, 2019

    The 6 Reasons for a Resident Discharge or Transfer

    Social services are required to be part of a facility-initiated discharge or transfer (see F-Tag 745) to help ensure resident needs are taken care of…

    Jody Giacopuzzi June 24, 2019

    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.…

    Jody Giacopuzzi January 31, 2019

    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…

    Jody Giacopuzzi January 16, 2019
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    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…

    Jody Giacopuzzi February 5, 2016
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    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 planning process is concerned, there is even more pressure and stress facing social service staff. The discharge planning process can be overwhelming and it’s no surprise that coupled with the pressure and stress, job satisfaction is falling, but it doesn’t have to be this way. I’ve created this blog series to help social service staff get to grips with the regulations that surround the discharge planning process and their requirements. Using scenarios you may have come across in your day-to-day work, I have applied different aspects of different regulations to help you understand how they apply so that you can use the knowledge I have to share in a practical setting. It’s easy to find yourself lost amongst all these regulations, but with these blogs, I hope that you’ll be able to better understand what is required, when the regulations apply and that this will result in a lot less pressure and stress in your workplace. If you’re interested in learning more about implementing the steps outlined in this blog series, then you can sign up for one of my online courses. Brought to you by SSD Online Training, all the courses are coordinated and provided by me, Jody Giac. I have successfully navigated the discharge regulations and the discharge planning process in order to bring you these courses packed with a wealth of information and my experience.