HCS and TxHmL:
DADS reminds these providers of their responsibility to provide information to alleged victims of abuse, neglect or exploitation or their legally authorized representatives and service coordinators of the findings of the investigation, the program provider’s corrective action in response to the investigation, etc. (Letter)
State Survey Agency Directors – issued last month
CMS has revised the State Operations Manual, Appendix P-Traditional Survey Protocol for Long-Term Care Facilities and Chapter 9/Exhibits including Survey Forms 672, 802, 802S and 802P. The letter/attachment is 262 pages (PDF).
Hand in Hand: A Training Series for Nursing Homes, on Person-Centered Care of Persons with Dementia and Prevention of Abuse (Letter)
CMS has extended the time period for hospices to qualify for an “extraordinary circumstance” exemption when they believe the nursing shortage has affected their ability to directly hire sufficient numbers of nurses, from September 30, 2012 to September 30, 2014. (Letter)