How Often Are You Walking Your Facility Like a Surveyor?
How Often Are You Walking Your Facility Like a Surveyor? Let’s get real for a second. You can have your policies in place, your med books spotless, and your training logs ready. But if the physical condition of your building — especially the resident rooms and outside grounds — is slipping, you’re still going to […]
Are You Documenting Resident Incidents Correctly
Are You Documenting Resident Incidents Correctly? Most ALFs Aren’t Here’s something I’ve seen time and time again. A resident has a fall. Staff write a few lines in the incident report, file it away, and move on. It feels like it’s handled — until AHCA shows up and asks to review the file. That’s when […]
ALF Staff Files: The 3 Most Common Mistakes That Trigger Deficiencies
ALF Staff Files: The 3 Most Common Mistakes That Trigger Deficiencies If you think your resident files get all the attention during an AHCA survey, think again. Staff files are one of the most overlooked areas when it comes to compliance — and also one of the fastest ways to rack up deficiencies. Here are […]
Buying a Facility With Medicaid Residents? Read This Before You Close
Buying a Facility With Medicaid Residents? Read This Before You Close I’ve seen this happen over and over again — good people buy an assisted living facility, thinking they’re ready to hit the ground running. They see the books, they see the resident list, they see the revenue… But no one tells them about what […]