Are You Prepared to Provide Culturally Competent Psychosocial Care?
Do you know what is cultural competency is? The Mega Rule 3 requirement for Trauma-informed care requires that trauma survivors receive culturally competent trauma-informed care.…
Category: Resident Rights
Five Categories of Resident’s Rights
Resident rights is the largest section of the Mega Rule. It guides the facility on providing quality of care and quality of life for our residents.…
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…
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…
Understanding Pain in the Nursing Home Resident: An essential psychosocial issue
Persistent pain is an unfortunate reality for many nursing home residents. Compared to young to middle-aged adults, older adults are especially vulnerable to the debilitating…
Theft and Loss Regulation Simplified and Direct
Theft is an unfortunate reality in many nursing homes. Nursing home residents are often the target of theft because they have difficulty detecting and reporting…
Is It Ethical to Lie to Residents with Dementia?
Residents with dementia can suffer from memory loss which makes navigating daily activities difficult. When providing care to a resident with dementia, is it ethical…
Person-Centered Care and Homelike Environment
Want an easy way to be in compliance with the Mega Rule and its focus on Person-Centered Care? Check out our free article on Homelike…
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.…
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…