California Nursing Homes

During the current Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Scope of Work,
HSAG will assist select California nursing homes in focusing their quality improvement efforts on key areas to improve the level of patient safety delivered to Medicare beneficiaries. Quality improvement will occur by:

• Reducing the incidence of pressure ulcers.
  
  
• Reducing the incidence of physical restraints.
  
  
• Providing quality improvement technical assistance to nursing homes in need.
  
  
• Reviewing beneficiary complaints and discharge appeals.
  
  
• Improving drug safety.

HSAG of California will also work to engage nursing homes in the Advancing Excellence Campaign.