The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued QSO-25-09-ALL on November 21, 2024, revising Core Appendix Q guidance to the State Operations Manual on Immediate Jeopardy. Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) is the...more
F557: Respect, Dignity/Right to Have Personal Property Noncompliance at deficiency tag F557 will be cited if the surveyors find that a facility does not treat each resident's possessions with respect, regardless of the...more
F622: Transfer and Discharge Requirements - CMS has placed a new focus on ensuring that residents remain in the facility of their choosing. CMS does this in two ways: 1) by emphasizing that a resident has a "right" to remain...more
Five Star Quality Rating System Changes -
On March 23, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it was temporarily postponing routine facility inspections for nursing homes so it could...more
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