The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) informed nursing facility administrators about the Nursing Facility Quality Review Process for 2008. This year, the Nurse Aid Competency Evaluation Services Plus Foundation, Inc. will conduct evaluations, accessing residents’ clinical records and behavior monitoring logs. Download the letter for more information.
According to a memo to Regulatory Service Regional Directors and State Office Managers, surveyors must accept and display in a conspicuous location a preprinted resident rights poster issued to Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities through the Long-Term Care Ombudsmans Program and DADS’ Regulatory Services.
Facilities also must give residents and their families a copy of the rights statement upon admission. For more information, download the memo.
