Sage crest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruxes, NM has been identified by Medicare as a “special focus facility” and is in danger of losing its certification status with CMS.  You have been hired as a consultant to evaluate and improve this facility. Based on what you have learned about long term care services, policies and regulations, you are to prepare a brief report that provides recommendations for improvement.

Use the web to find pertinent information with which to guide your recommendations. Some important resources may include:

• Nursing Home Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/search.html
• State of New Mexico Nursing Home Regulations: http://www.hpm.umn.edu/nhregsplus/NHRegs_by_State/New%20Mexico/NM%20Complete%20Regs.pdf
• CMS.gov – Nursing Homes: https://www.cms.gov/medicare/provider-enrollment-and-certification/certificationandcomplianc/nhs.html
• Federal Nursing Home Regulations and State Laws: http://www.nursinghomealert.com/federal-nursing-home-regulations-and-state-laws
• Facility website (http://www.sagecrestrehabilitation.com/). IMPORTANT NOTE: Do NOT contact the site directly. This is a learning exercise. Since you are not actual consultants, contacting the facility directly would be inappropriate.

In your report, include the following:

• Summary of identified problems
• Relevant policy that guides nursing home practice
• Prioritized list of recommendations
• Suggested action plan for implementing changes

Your report should be 3-4 pages in length, not including title page or references. The paper should be double-spaced with 1” margins on all sides. Format, in-text citations and references should adhere to APA format. For assistance with APA format, visit the UMUC Library website at http://www.umuc.edu/library/citationguides.html

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