Accident Prevention and Resident Supervision
Diane L. Brown, BA, CPRA
Product Description:
CMS citations to increase under F323. Minimize your exposure with this comprehensive resource!
Resident environments must remain as free of accident hazards as possible under F323, accident prevention. Areas such as resident supervision, hazard identification, resident risk, falls, unsafe wandering/elopement, environmental assessment of hazards, and resident-to-resident altercations are in the survey spotlight under this survey regulation.
Provide adequate supervision and assistance to prevent accidents
Accident Prevention and Resident Supervision: Preparing your SNF for F-Tag #323 is the perfect—and convenient—solution for nursing home leaders who are busy trying to stay on top of CMS regulations to avoid citations. This step-by-step guide provides advice, analysis, and care plans, with an emphasis on curbing avoidable accidents in your nursing home.
Master F323 with:
- CMS’ word-for-word guidance on F323
- Expert commentary to help you pinpoint exactly what surveyors will be examining during their visits
- Sample care plans and policies to reduce risk and increase resident safety in the areas of falls, restraints, elopement, smoking, and much more
- Handy risk assessments for all sorts of accident and physical plant hazards
- Simply stated interpretations of CMS guidelines that you can understand and use right away
Citations related to accidents, or any other deficiency, mean bottom line losses—and no SNF can afford to lose money, especially if the incident could have been avoided. With Accident Prevention and Resident Supervision, you can rest easy that you have the most up-to-date advice on complying with this confusing and possibly costly regulation.
The companion CD-ROM features helpful tools and forms that are easy to modify, print, and fill out, such as:
- Physical Restraint Assessment that helps nursing homes properly identify restraint risks
- Side rail Safety Assessment which helps nursing homes manage risk regarding side rails
- Falls Immediate Needs Care Plan to assist staff with responding immediately to resident falls
Don’t scramble looking for information online or spend time rifling through CMS’ lengthy and cumbersome guide. We’ve got you covered with topics and features such as:
- Expert commentary on how surveyors may cite you for F323
- Environmental safety assessments of the facility
- Fall-prevention programs (with tools and forms on CD-ROM)
- Elopement-prevention programs (with tools and forms on CD-ROM)
- Investigation of accidents and accident reporting techniques (with tools and forms on CD-ROM)
- Sound smoking policies and procedures (with tools on the CD-ROM)
Who will benefit?
Administrators, DONs, nurse managers, MDS coordinators, risk managers, safety directors, and anyone involved in care planning and accident prevention in the nursing home.
Ensure resident supervision, environmental safety, and fall prevention using Accident Prevention and Resident Supervision: Preparing your SNF for F-Tag #323 as your guide for compliance with CMS’ F323.
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