Care Plan Books

Make Nursing Care Plans and Forms resident and facility specific in one click with care plans in the books and on the CDs.
Geriatric, long term care, and home health care books for every nursing diagnosis are up to date with all the latest changes in federal regulations and surveyor guidelines.
Templates are in the most popular format, with nursing diagnoses, goals, and interventions based on the language of MDS 3.0.
Resources for the MDS Coordinator, Director of Nursing,Social Services department, and Activities department.
View and print sample nursing care plans and view the table of contents with complete care plan and form list for every book.
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Care Plan Books

The Ten Most Common Nursing Home Violations

ProPublica analyzed 262,500 deficiencies with its u Nursing Home Inspect tool, which includes deficiencies identified by government regulators and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services over the past three years.
Since releasing this information on its website this summer, has added details of historical violations found in nursing homes. The agency now releases narrative reports of these problems from a home’s last three inspection cycles — or about three years.
Here is their list of the 10 regulations most commonly violated by nursing homes:
Facility is Free of Accident Hazards: 17,331
Facility Establishes Infection Control Program: 14,186
Provide Necessary Care for Highest Practicable Well-Being: 13,401
Store/Prepare/ Distribute Food Under Sanitary Conditions: 11,746
Develop Comprehensive Care Plans: 9,070
Services Provided Meet Professional Standards: 8,986
Clinical Records Meet Professional Standards: 7,962
Not Employ Persons Guilty of Abuse: 7,288
Drug Regimen is Free from Unnecessary Drugs: 7,040
Dignity: 6,605

The Ten Most Common Nursing Home Violations

The Latest MDS 3.0 Updates

The latest changes to the MDS Users Manual and the MDS 3.0 form will not require any changes to care plans. AANAC has a good summary article on the changes for coding the form.

How to Write Nursing Care Plans

Nursing care plans are blueprints for residents entire care needs, and direct the actions of all health care team members. Written nursing care plans are usually arranged into the three parts of Care Plan Problem, Care Plan Goal, and Care Plan Interventions.

Read more on the LTCS Books page: Sample Nursing Care Plans