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LTC Deficiencies
LTC Investigating & Writing Defensible Deficiencies
Question | Answer |
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What is step 1 to Investigating Defensible Deficiencies? | Note potential problems |
What is step 2 to Investigating Defensible Deficiencies? | Determine potential regulatory violations |
What is step 3 to Investigating Defensible Deficiencies? | Check the regulatory language |
What is step 4 to Investigating Defensible Deficiencies? | Check the guidance to surveyors |
What is step 5 to Investigating Defensible Deficiencies? | Check the professionally recognized standards |
What is step 6 to Investigating Defensible Deficiencies? | Cite only practices attributable to the facility |
What is step 7 to Investigating Defensible Deficiencies? | Determine & obtain additional evidence |
There are four parts to Writing Defensible Deficiencies, what is the first rule? | Address your audience; keep it simple, do not use abbreviations or jargon |
There are four parts to Writing Defensible Deficiencies, what is the second rule? | Write you facts in order; Use chronological order. Do not repeat regulation, but state what the facility did wrong. |
There are four parts to Writing Defensible Deficiencies, what is the third rule? | Include only, but all, relevant information; specify everything the facility did or failed to do that shows that there was a deficiency in the specific requirement cited. |
There are four parts to Writing Defensible Deficiencies, what is the fourth rule? | Be attentive to detail; make sure deficiency is listed under the correct Ftag. Be careful about correctly identifying residents. Avoid typographical errors. |