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Accreditation of a nursing facility by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Rules and regulations formulated by departments or agencies
Administrative Law
of the executive branch of government to carry out the intent
of statutory law.
Someone authorized to act on behalf of another (a principal); for example, a
Agent
corporation generally authorizes the administrator to represent it or act
on its behalf.
Best practices Evidence-based practices
Also "board of trustees" or "governing body." It has the
Board of Directors
ultimate legal responsibility for a facility's operations.
A per day or per instance fine resulting from deficiencies
Civil Money Penalties
in quality of care or resident safety following a CMS
Survey.
Composed of key community leaders, the community advisory
board functions as the "eyes and ears" for the facility.
Community Advisory Board
Through their influences, the advisory board
members can also assist the administrator to form meaningful
partnerships with community agencies.
A course of action to move from one way of doing things to
another. In long-term care, culture change is widely referred
to as a process of transforming from an institutional to a
Culture Change (Cultural Change)
homelike model. It is the integration of the three elements of
person-centered care -- clinical care, socio-residential elements and human
factors
-- along with the enrichment of the environments in which
people live and the empowerment of both clients and
associates.
Deficiency A nursing facility's failure to meet any of the standards as determined by a
survey.
A facility that is dually certified as both a skilled nursing
Dual Certificaiton
, facility and a nursing facility. Such facilities can admit Medicare
and Medicaid residents in any part of the facility.