Reporting an adverse incident | MA
Reporting an adverse incident Imagine this scenario: A 86-year-old resident has just fallen down two flights of stairs after wandering into your back hall staff stairway. The resident was managed to push their call button but is otherwise maimed from their fall. Unfortunately, the call system is showing they are in their room, yet when […]
Resident record requirements | MA
Resident record requirements When a resident is admitted into your residence there are many administrative pieces that are required to be completed by the facility. In addition to your community specific move-in policies there are also required documents to be included in the resident file. Check out the following regulation provided by the Massachusetts Executive […]
Physical requirements of the ALR | MA
Physical requirements of the ALR Many administrators of assisted living residences do not have the opportunity to be included in the plans of developing the facilities they operate, meaning there is a possibility the design team is not thoroughly versed in the regulation concerning the communities they build. With that said, you should have a […]
Required personnel records | MA
Required personnel records “If you don’t have proof, it didn’t happen”, this is something many administrators have heard from surveyors over the years due to their inability to track employee records properly. If training employees is the number 1 key to success, then 1b would be ensuring you keep an accurate and up to date […]