Ship Shape QMs & Other Considerations
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Event Details
Overview:
This session explores the remaining Quality Measures, including vaccination rates, urinary tract infections, indwelling catheter use, physical restraints, unintended weight loss, and incontinence. This presentation reviews measure intent, resident populations affected, and how assessment accuracy, clinical practice, and documentation directly influence quality outcomes, Five-Star ratings, and survey risk. Participants will explore common compliance challenges and documentation pitfalls associated with each measure, as well as practical strategies to support prevention, appropriate interventions, and interdisciplinary care planning.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the Quality Measures related to vaccination rates, urinary tract infections, indwelling catheter use, physical restraints, unintended weight loss, and incontinence.
- Apply accurate MDS coding and assessment principles related to each measure
- Describe interdisciplinary strategies that support prevention, compliance, and sustained quality improvement.
Target Audience: SNF, Nursing leadership, MDS/RAI nurses, Quality Assurance staff
Registration closes 5/12/26 at Noon CST
Eleisha Wilkes is a Board Certified Gerontological Nurse and AAPACN certified MDS consultant with over twenty years of experience in long-term care.
She has served as a Director of Nursing, Case Manager and Resident Assessment Coordinator with extensive responsibility and success in driving QA in the areas of person-centered assessment and care planning through effective systems, staff development, and interdisciplinary team collaboration. Eleisha specializes in RAI completion, MDS validation audits, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement compliance, competency-based staff education programs, and works with clients extensively to facilitate SNF/NF survey readiness. She also contributes to McKnight’s LTC News as the “Ask the Payment Expert” columnist.