More than one F-tag is involved in end-of-life care compliance for skilled nursing facilities.
Although many important nursing home survey changes affecting palliative care are contained in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services guidance on F-Tag 309, it’s best to take a close look at the agency’s guidance to surveyors on all of the items below:
Source: Palliative Care Best Practices: A Guide for Long-Term Care and Hospice at www.civhc.org/CIVHC-Initiatives/Health-Care-Delivery-Redesign/Palliative-Care/Palliative-Care-Best-Practices/Palliative-Care-Best-Practices-Guide-2012.aspx.