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Gulf States Association of Homes and Services for the Aging - More than twenty years ago, a group of dedicated, not-for-
profit providers came together to focus on the issues and
challenges facing long-term care professionals and the
populations they serve. The result has been successful
advocacy, education and professional development covering
the full spectrum of the long-term care continuum: senior
housing, nursing homes, adult day care, assisted living,
continuing care retirement communities, Alzheimer programs
and services, and home and community based services. |
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Louisiana Health Care Review Organization - LHCR works with Louisiana nursing homes to implement
quality improvement systems to help improve the facility's
rates for the quality measures of pain management, pressure
ulcers and the use of restraints. |
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Louisiana Inventory of Nursing Home Bed Utilization (LTC-2) Report - The Louisiana Inventory of Nursing Home Bed Utilization
(LTC-2) Report is used for calculating the leave of
absence day rates for nursing facilities which is based on
occupancy percentages. Occupancy percentages will be
determined from the average annual occupancy rate as
reflected in the Louisiana Inventory of Nursing Home Bed
Utilization (LTC-2) Report published from the period six
months prior to the beginning of the current rate
quarter. Occupancy percentages will be updated quarterly
when new rates are loaded and shall be in effect for the
entire quarter. |
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Louisiana Nursing Home Association - Find and select a nursing facility. These facilities may
not be enrolled as Medicaid providers. |
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Louisiana Nursing Home Association - Since 1957, Louisiana Nursing Home Association has strived
to meet the needs of thousands of aged and infirmed
Louisianians through its representation of licensed
nursing facilities in the state. |
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Louisiana Nursing Home Association - The Louisiana Nursing Home Association is the trade
association which represents more than 260 licensed
proprietary and non-proprietary nursing homes in Louisiana |
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MDS - Minimum Data Set Information Site - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' official MDS 2.0
"What's New?" site. |
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MDS - Minumum Data Set Electronic Submission Overview - Hardware, software, password requirements, help desks, and
contact information for submission of MDS data to the state
repository. |
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MDS - Resident Assessment Instrument User's Manual - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' manual for coding
the Minimum Data Set. |
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MDS 2.0 Information Site - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' official MDS 2.0
Information Site. |
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MDS 2.0 Manuals and Forms - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services -December 2002
Revised Long Term Care Resident Assessment Instrument
User's Manual for the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Version 2.0
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MDS 3.0 for Nursing Homes - The purpose of this site is to store and disseminate
technical information related to the development of the
Long Term Care Resident Assessment Instrument Version 3.0
of the MDS (Minimum Data Set). CMS plans to implement the
new version October 2009. |
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MDS Quality Indicator and Resident Reports - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)- The Minimum
Data Set (MDS) is part of the federally mandated process
for clinical assessment of all residents in Medicare or
Medicaid certified nursing homes. |
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MDS Resources |
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MDS Software Requirements for Louisiana |
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Medicare Nursing Home Compare - Compare nursing homes in Louisiana. Includes information
only on nursing homes that are Medicare or Medicaid
certified. For information about any facility not found in
this database, please call the LA State Survey Information
Line at (225) 342-0138. |
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Myers and Stauffer - Myers and Stauffer LC is a certified public accounting firm
founded in 1977 to provide professional accounting,
consulting and data management and analysis services to
government health care agencies. Rate & Audit Review is
contracted with Myers and Stauffer on the Nursing Home Case
Mix project and also on the Hospital DRG project. The
Contact Person for Myers& Stauffer is : Kevin C. Londeen,
CPA; 11440 Tomahawk Creek Parkway;Leawood, Kansas 66211;
(913) 234-1961; (800) 374-6858; Fax (913)234-1104. |
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Myers and Stauffer LC - Louisiana Minimum Data Set Case Mix seminars July 2009 |
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NH - LA Case Mix |
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NH Facility Guide for Quality Indicators |
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NH Online License Renewal |
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Nurse Aide Training Coordinator or Clinical Contract Changes |
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Nursing Home Culture Change - Culture change reflects a shift from the "one-size fits-
all" traditional medical model to a model that seeks to
improve the quality of life for residents, while fostering
an atmosphere of community within the nursing home setting
for staff and residents alike.
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Online Tracking Incident System (OTIS) |
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Postlethwaite & Netterville - Louisiana Based Regional CPA Firm contracted with Rate &
Audit for Long Term Care Cost Report Audits.
The Contact Person for P&N is:
Melissa Peroyea, CPA;8550 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 1001;
Baton Rouge, LA 70809;
Telephone: (225) 922-4600;
(800) 259-2922;
Fax: (225) 922-4611.
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QIES User Maintenance Application - Website for nursing home providers to manage their MDS
passwords. For assistance please call the QIES Help Desk
at 800-339-9313 or email help@qtso.com .
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Rate & Audit - Long Term Care |
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State Operations Manual - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services federal
regulations for long term care facilities are found in
Appendices P-PP. |
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Untie the Elderly - Untie the Elderly is an educational and training program
for providers of long term care to the elderly. The program
is dedicated to the elimination of the use of physical and
chemical restraints in nursing facilities.
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