Have you checked your air conditioning and heater duct filters recently? If they look old or dirty, chances are it is time to replace them. Energy costs are skyrocketing and replacing dirty filters can have a significant impact on your utility bills.
This is one of the most common questions we receive from administrators calling our office. It is important, of course, to keep track of your certification status at all times. But, just in case you have misplaced that important date, the California Department of Social Services (DSS) is now maintaining an Administrator Registry on their [...]
The California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) continues to struggle to develop a budget that balances the fiscal needs of the state with its mission to protect the well-being of the more than 1.4 million residents being served in CCLD-licensed facilities.
With your hectic schedule, it is sometimes easy to overlook simple compliance issues. Advanced Healthcare Studies’ “Tuesday Tips” will bring you a quick, helpful idea each week that can assist you in your operations related to regulatory compliance.
Often times families, responsible parties or even residents will initiate a complaint to licensing, simply out of desperation. They have made a request to a caregiver or supervisor and were reassured something would result. Yet, the promised care was never received.
It is not uncommon for residents to refuse medication. Some are “chronic refusers” while others refuse only rarely. Licensing expects us to notify the physician of every missed medication. While this is certainly ideal, in the real world it can be challenging. It is not unheard of for a physician to even become disgruntled with [...]
Community Education is very excited to offer our participants new online courses as they are available. Substance Abuse and Treatment was just recently approved for 3 hours of continuing education credit. Unlimited Access members can now access this course with their annual membership.
The very first issue of the Adult and Senior Care Update for 2008 from the California Department of Social Services covered many issues. Within this update the Senior Care Program Administration has compiled a list of suggestions for providers to use to maintain and enhance resident care while also preventing citations.
Recently the California Department of Social Services put out a new quarterly Adult and Senior Care update. All of our Advanced Healthcare Studies, LLC update service participants should have already received this update. One topic that was posted in this release was “How to Avoid Citations and Improve Resident Care.”
While postural supports that assist a client to maintain posture are allowed with CCL approval, restraints are not. Licensing takes restraint use very seriously, do you?