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F-Tags in Review: F607 Policies for Abuse & Neglect of Residents

This week’s “F-Tags in Review” focuses on F607 – Development and Implementation of Policies for the Prevention, Identification and Training on Abuse and Neglect of Residents. This regulation was identified and implemented in the November 2018 Phase II of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ roll-out of new survey procedures.   The intent of this regulation is “…to provide protections for the health, welfare and rights of each resident residing in the facility. In order…

Understanding the July 2023 Regulatory Changes for PA SNFs

Do you have the right people in place to initiate and enforce the updated regulations that will impact Pennsylvania skilled nursing facilities starting July 1, 2023? Pennsylvania will be rolling out the newly revised Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulatory changes which will begin being enforced on July 1, 2023. These proposed changes, which have been evolving since July 2021, were adopted by the PA Department of Health (DOH) in December 2022. These…

F-Tags in Review: Avoid the “Red Hand” of Abuse and Neglect

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added a “red hand” icon  to the nursing facility’s profile page on the Nursing Home Compare website. This “red hand” icon indicates if a facility has been cited for abuse under Code of Federal Regulations §483.12 Freedom from Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation. Currently, there are more than 700 nursing facilities across the country who show this icon on their Nursing Home Compare profile page. As CMS explains, this icon is…