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Baseline care plan must be developed within 48 hours of the resident’s admission. Must contain minimum healthcare information necessary to care for resident. Written summary must be provided to [...]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set the Federal nursing home regulations. There are quality of care standards that were defined in the Nursing Home Reform Law (OBRA ’87) [...]

People who do not work in nursing homes may not be aware of how they are regulated and monitored. In most states, nursing homes are regulated by a combination of state (Department of Health) and [...]

  Long-term care is founded on an institutional model, which is based on the premise that, We know what is best for you. Because of the health needs of the people we serve, we tend to focus [...]