This page provides links to training material given to nursing home providers and surveyors.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new guidance for F323 Hazards and Accidents. The Division of Health Service Regulation presented this information at conferences around the state to surveyors and nursing home providers in the fall of 2007. The links below contain the handouts and the power point presentation used at the conference.
Accidents and Supervision Handout (PDF, 195 KB) (PPT, 195 KB)
Other helpful resources include:
Self Survey Module: Tag F323 Accidents (PDF, 111 KB)
Self Survey Modules were developed by the Licensure and Certification Section, State Long Term Care Ombudsman and Nursing Home providers. The Modules allow consumers, surveyors, ombudsman and providers to determine if facilities are providing quality care.
The Division of Health Service Regulation presented information to surveyors and nursing home providers on the new regulatory guidance that was provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This was presented during conferences in the fall of 2007. The link below contains the power point presentation used at the conference.
Paid Feeding Assistants (PDF, 169 KB)
The Division of Health Service Regulation presented this information at conferences around the state to surveyors and nursing home providers in December of 2006 in response to changes in the federal regulations on pharmacy issues. The links below contain the handouts used at the conference.
Handouts
Other helpful resources include:
Regulatory Focus Bulletin: Pharmacy (PDF, 79 KB)
The Regulatory Focus Bulletin RFB is designed to provide clarification of state and federal law, and Nursing Home Licensure and Certification policy in matters relating to the state's nursing facilities.
Self Survey Module: Tag F329 Unnecessary Drugs (PDF, 135 KB)
Self Survey Modules were developed by the Licensure and Certification Section, State Long Term Care Ombudsman and Nursing Home providers. The Modules allow consumers, surveyors, ombudsman and providers to determine if facilities are providing quality care.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is implementing the Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) which is a computer assisted long-term care survey process used by selected state survey agencies and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to determine if Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes meet the federal requirements. Effective June 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected the North Carolina state agency as an expansion state for the QIS survey process. The links below provide a description of the QIS process, a resource manual and electronic forms and worksheets.
This presentation was given to surveyors and nursing home providers in the fall of 2006 at conferences around the state. Several participants contributed to the training:
The links below contain the handouts used at the conference.
Restraint Handout (PDF, 72 KB) (PPT, 58 KB)
Other helpful resources include:
Regulatory Focus Bulletin: Restraints (PDF, 86 KB)
The Regulatory Focus Bulletin RFB is designed to provide clarification of state and federal law, and Nursing Home Licensure and Certification policy in matters relating to the state's nursing facilities.