Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) owned or operated by hospitals (hospital-owned SNFs) have a demonstrated track record of delivering positive outcomes for post-acute care patients. Such success, however, has not been without...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
F689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices - The Requirements of Participation governing F689 mandate that the facility remove items and resolve situations over which the facility has control to protect residents from...more
F712: Physician Visits – Frequency/Timeliness/Alternate NPPs - This change to the SOM clarifies which types of practitioners may perform certain required services and in which settings those services may be performed....more