The original reform act was passed in 1989. There hasn't been much more enacted since them.
Amendment of Subsection (d)(1) (click here)
The Joint Commission (click here) on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations or JCAHO is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that accredits over 20,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the country. The JCAHO commonly is referred to as the Joint Commission in the healthcare industry and among governmental industry regulators on the federal and state levels. The Joint Commission is the successor of an organization established in 1951.Is your organization (click here) ready to implement the standards? You can assess your readiness in a variety of ways, including:
- Conduct mock surveys. Walk through your facility and see how well you meet the requirements.
- Identify gaps in compliance. Document areas where improvement is needed. This will help target your efforts and prioritize where resources need to be allocated.
- Develop timetable for compliance. Once you've identified areas for improvement, assign completion dates for each gap identified. This will help you formulate a readiness date for your on-site survey.
Regardless of the name of the nursing home, it is probably owned by a corporate company.
"Facts about long term care accreditation" (click here)
The Joint Commission’s Long Term Care Accreditation Program was launched in 1966. Today, nearly 1,000 organizations offering long term care services are accredited. Organizations eligible for long term care accreditation include those with:
Beds licensed by the state as nursing home beds, excluding intermediate care facilities specializing in care for individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities.
Beds designated as long term care beds under a hospital license, excluding beds belonging to a long term acute care hospital and hospital swing beds.
Beds, units or facilities certified by Medicare or Medicaid as skilled nursing facility beds.
Beds, units or facilities designated as long term care by a governmental entity, such as the Department of Veterans’ Affairs or a state authority....
