SMQT - various information
1 month Severe weight loss - ANSGreater than 5%
1 month Significant weight loss - ANS5%
3 months Severe weight loss - ANSGreater than 7.5%
3 months Significant weight loss - ANS7.5%
6 months Significant weight loss - ANS10%
6 months Severe weight loss - ANSGreater than 10%
How long does a facility have to do an assessment when a significant change is noticed -
ANS14 days
Monitoring of water temps during laundry - ANSNot required
Chlorine bleach rinse for all laundry items processed in low temp environments - ANSNot
required
How many residents can share a room - ANS4 if built before November, 28 2016 ; 2 if after
How much room is required for a resident single - ANS100 square feet
How much room is required for a residents sharing a room - ANS80 square feet per resident
A resident room have have access to - ANSto an exit corridor without passing through
another room
Must the bed be accessible from both sides when the privacy curtain is pulled? - ANSNo
Resident rooms must have - ANSat least have one window to the outside; have a floor at or
above grade level; have private closet space with clothes rack and shelves accessible to the
resident
Resident call system must be at - ANSEach resident's bedside; toilet & bathing facilities;
Do Errors in self administration of meds count as against the facility medication errors -
ANSNo, but may question the judgment of the facility in allowing self administration
NOMNC - ANSInforms beneficiary of his/her right to an expedited review of a services
termination
1 month Severe weight loss - ANSGreater than 5%
1 month Significant weight loss - ANS5%
3 months Severe weight loss - ANSGreater than 7.5%
3 months Significant weight loss - ANS7.5%
6 months Significant weight loss - ANS10%
6 months Severe weight loss - ANSGreater than 10%
How long does a facility have to do an assessment when a significant change is noticed -
ANS14 days
Monitoring of water temps during laundry - ANSNot required
Chlorine bleach rinse for all laundry items processed in low temp environments - ANSNot
required
How many residents can share a room - ANS4 if built before November, 28 2016 ; 2 if after
How much room is required for a resident single - ANS100 square feet
How much room is required for a residents sharing a room - ANS80 square feet per resident
A resident room have have access to - ANSto an exit corridor without passing through
another room
Must the bed be accessible from both sides when the privacy curtain is pulled? - ANSNo
Resident rooms must have - ANSat least have one window to the outside; have a floor at or
above grade level; have private closet space with clothes rack and shelves accessible to the
resident
Resident call system must be at - ANSEach resident's bedside; toilet & bathing facilities;
Do Errors in self administration of meds count as against the facility medication errors -
ANSNo, but may question the judgment of the facility in allowing self administration
NOMNC - ANSInforms beneficiary of his/her right to an expedited review of a services
termination
