The draft surveyor worksheets for the dementia care focus surveys ask if the facility is using “nationally recognized dementia care guidelines” as the basis for care, and includes a list of programs. We have asked for clarification on whether this list is considered to be exhaustive, potentially creating a defacto mandate, and/or what happens if/when the nursing home presents an alternate set of guidelines, i.e., how will this assessed / evaluated by surveyors —
The CMS suggested list of guidelines includes:
- CMS Hand-in Hand series
- OASIS Program
- University of IOWA program
- VA program (STAR)
- Johns Hopkins DICE program
- Alzheimer’s Association materials
- NHQCC or other QIO guidelines
- Advancing Excellence medication management tools
- AHCA Toolkit