Hospice services are not usually on the mind of a potential resident or a potential family member when they are looking for assisted living care. Residents and families are looking for the best care, the best activities, and excellent food provided … [Continue reading] about Serving ALF Residents on Hospice Care
FHCA Scholarships Helping Long Term Caregivers Advance Their Careers
Congratulations to our August scholarship recipients! FHCA’s Career Climb and Bruce Taylor Scholarships are helping these member employees advance their careers in long term care. FHCA would like to recognize these employees who go above and beyond … [Continue reading] about FHCA Scholarships Helping Long Term Caregivers Advance Their Careers
Medicare Part A – Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for Skilled Nursing Providers
Beginning October 1, 2019, a new case-mix model titled the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is set to take affect and replace the current case-mix classification methodology, Resource Utilization Groups model. Have you considered PDPM impact on … [Continue reading] about Medicare Part A – Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) for Skilled Nursing Providers
The Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP)
The Skilled Nursing Facilit y(SNF) Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program (Program) awards payments to SNFs based on their performance on the Program’s measure of readmissions. This measure is the SNF 30-Day Readmission Measure (SNFRM) (NQF #2510). For … [Continue reading] about The Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP)
Trauma-Informed Care
Trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physical or emotionally harmful or life threatening. Trauma typically has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and … [Continue reading] about Trauma-Informed Care