A leading nursing-home association is calling for an independent panel
to come up with new methods for overseeing nursing facilities. The
association's task force issued 31 recommendations Tuesday,
highlighting steps that can be taken until such a panel can be convened.
"The frustration of good providers has reached a boiling point," said
Tim Veno, executive director of the Kentucky Association of Homes and
Services for the Aging, and a task force member. On Tuesday, the
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) issued
its report, "Broken and Beyond Repair: Recommendations to Reform the
Survey and Certification System."
"Our short-term suggestions alone won't bring the system back to the
intent of OBRA 87-achieving optimal, quality-based, resident-centered
care-but they will tide the system over until broad systemic change can
occur," said Bonnie Gauthier, CEO of Hebrew Health Care in West
Hartford, CT, and co-chair of the 20-member task force. Immediate
changes needed, according to report authors echoing years-long provider
sentiment, include better public reporting of survey results, joint
education of providers and surveyors, and greater overall consistency
in the process.
The 31 recommendations include short- and long-term goals, such as
improving communication to surveyors and providers about new
requirements and changes to the survey process; standardized job
descriptions for surveyors; and flexibility to adapt to culture change.
The full report can be found at: http://www.aahsa.org/advocacy/nursing_homes/documents/SCTF_Report_FINAL.pdf.
to come up with new methods for overseeing nursing facilities. The
association's task force issued 31 recommendations Tuesday,
highlighting steps that can be taken until such a panel can be convened.
"The frustration of good providers has reached a boiling point," said
Tim Veno, executive director of the Kentucky Association of Homes and
Services for the Aging, and a task force member. On Tuesday, the
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) issued
its report, "Broken and Beyond Repair: Recommendations to Reform the
Survey and Certification System."
"Our short-term suggestions alone won't bring the system back to the
intent of OBRA 87-achieving optimal, quality-based, resident-centered
care-but they will tide the system over until broad systemic change can
occur," said Bonnie Gauthier, CEO of Hebrew Health Care in West
Hartford, CT, and co-chair of the 20-member task force. Immediate
changes needed, according to report authors echoing years-long provider
sentiment, include better public reporting of survey results, joint
education of providers and surveyors, and greater overall consistency
in the process.
The 31 recommendations include short- and long-term goals, such as
improving communication to surveyors and providers about new
requirements and changes to the survey process; standardized job
descriptions for surveyors; and flexibility to adapt to culture change.
The full report can be found at: http://www.aahsa.org/advocacy/nursing_homes/documents/SCTF_Report_FINAL.pdf.
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