The Long Term Care Mock Survey Toolkit

No more late nights searching for relevant information....panic-stricken sessions trying to figure out which authority endorses what course of action...or headaches from trying to decipher bureaucratic code words. Now there is one dependable source of information designed to help you meet-and exceed-Federal Survey Guidelines. Clinically Based Long-Term Care Survey Preparation Guide takes a step-by-step how to approach and puts everything you need at your fingertips, so you can stop worrying about the financial penalties of not meeting survey standards and concentrate on delivering the highest quality care. This extremely thorough guide presents the Federal and State Regulations, MDS, and AHRQ guidelines in one easy-to-use resource. Plus, it takes a comprehensive systems approach instead of the traditional organization by department. Clinically Based Long-Term Care Survey Preparation Guide reviews the regulations and shows you how to meet them through: Policies and Procedures Training and Educational needs Personal and Human Resource considerations Holistic approach Communication Document System Included in this time-saving resource are tools to assist your facility in complying with specific clinical and administrative regulatory guidelines. The handy looseleaf format of this manual makes it easy to photocopy and duplicate the material you need. Youll find: data collection tools, assessment instructions, flowsheets, and care plans. For Orders and Inquiries, please call: 1-888-427-5800.

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The responsibility of providing mental health evaluations and treatment to nursing home patients is increasingly falling on the shoulders of social services and nursing staff. Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care provides the advanced techniques you, as a caregiver, need for assessing and intervening with psychosocial and behavioral problems in LTC. Targeted to students and staff who are familiar with the basic needs and problems of LTC residents, this book also describes effective ways of documenting assessments and interventions to help you integrate results into the medical record and prepare for state surveys. Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care presents you with information about common mental disorders in LTC, basic counseling techniques, and the three major types of psychiatric medication. You’ll also read about legal issues in the psychosocial arena and learn how to avoid burnout while working in LTC. Best of all, this book shows you how to: use the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Mini Mental Status Exam to screen for depression and dementia design thorough behavioral assessments through use of a tracking grid use results of assessments to set up effective behavioral interventions intervene with specific psychosocial problems, such as aggression document the results of assessments develop effective Resident Assessment Inventories prepare for state surveys and develop plans of correction in response to surveys Whether you’re a graduate student or new practitioner in social work, nursing, or health care administration, you’ll appreciate this book’s practical, hands-on approach to problem solving and its focus on the biopsychosocial model. Only through a thorough assessment of residents’physical, psychological, and social needs can we design effective intervention and provide the care they deserve.

The QIS Mock Survey Guide is a book and CD-ROM package that provides you with a step-by-step outline of what happens during a survey under the revised process. It simplifies the differences between the traditional survey and the QIS and provides educational tools to complete the survey process.