In March 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update nursing home visitation guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidelines changed after AARP and other organizations...
What the Switch to the IDDSI Framework Means for Senior Living Communities
In January 2021, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics announced that starting October 2021, the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) will be the only texture-modified diet recognized in the Academy’s Nutrition Care Manual (NCM). Verbiage...
Food Safety 101: What Food Inspectors Are Looking For in Your Kitchen
If you work in or operate a senior living community, you most likely know how important F-Tags are. F-Tags refer to areas of compliance assessed during a CMS Survey. F-Tags are used by your state and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to ensure that your...