Emergency Evacuations Reporting Reminder
In the event of a facility/home evacuation, you must report it to RCS. Report online or call 1-800-562-6078. Include the information in the list at this link in your report.
C-diff Resource “Toolkit”
The Association for Health Facility Survey Agencies (AHFSA), in partnership with The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), have collaborated to promote the prevention and control of Clostridium Difficile infection (CDI) in long-term care facilities by creating an extensive resource “toolkit”. This “toolkit” includes resources related to hand hygiene, appropriate use of contact precautions/personal protective equipment, antibiotic stewardship, CDI risk factors, the history of CDI, and more. This can be a valuable resource for training staff in infection prevention and control.
For questions or comments regarding the content on this page, contact the RCS Communications Manager.
- Administrator Letters
- Applications
- Background Check
- Case Mix
- Character, Competence, and Suitability (CCS) Determination Form (DSHS 15-456)
- Citation Frequency & Related Data
- Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Funds
- CMS Overview: New Long-Term Care Survey Process (PowerPoint)
- CMS Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Resources
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Contact RCS
- Direct Care Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD) Requirement
- Directory of Nursing Homes
- DSHS Forms
- Notice of Transfer or Discharge (DSHS 10-237)
- Request for an Administrative Hearing (DSHS 10-238)
- Nursing Home Information Changes (DSHS 10-603)
- Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC)
- Emergency Preparedness
- Enforcement Charts
- FDA Recalls
- Information about FDA food, drug and other product recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm
- To receive e-mail updates of FDA recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts, visit https://subscriberhelp.granicus.com/s/article/Subscriber-Help-Center
- Flu Information
- Health-Care Decision Making
- Hotline Poster
- Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (IIDR) Request Form
- Insurance Information Requests (Word Format)
- Licensed NH Administrator Continuing Education
- Low Acuity Budget Proviso Updates / Administrator Letter
- Mandated Reporters: Understanding Your Responsibilities
- PDF Version (Brochure Format)
- Word Version (Handout Format)
- Minimum Data Set (MDS)
- NH Rule Filings (Chapter 388-97 WAC)
- CR 103 – Proposed Rulemaking – Chapter 388-97 WAC (Resident Assessment)
- CR 102 – Proposed Rulemaking - Chapter 388-97 WAC (Resident Assessment)
- CR 101 – Proposed Rulemaking – Chapter 388-97 WAC (Background Checks)
- CR 101 – Proposed Rulemaking – Chapter 388-97 WAC (Direct Care Hours)
- Nursing Assistant Yearly Inservice Training CMS Memo / Resources
- Nursing Home Charts
- Nursing Home Compare
- Nursing Home Locator
- Nursing Home Guidelines, aka "The Purple Book"
- Official US Medicare Site
- On-Time Quality Improvement Program Manual
- Partners in Protection: A Guide for Reporting Vulnerable Adult Abuse - DSHS 22-810(x)
- PASRR Contractors
- QIS (Quality Indicator Survey) Project: CMS Revised NH Survey Process
- QIS Information Call – January 29, 2009 – More Details
- Related letter to NH Administrators
- Brochure (overview)
- Project history
- Required Reportable Diseases and Conditions
- Resident Rights & Alternate Decision-Makers
- Restraints
- Restraint Management Guide
- Alternatives to Physical Restraints
- FDA Safety Alert: Side Rail Entrapment Hazards
- Side Rail Safety
- Surety Bond/Assignment of Time Deposit Samples
- Training for New Nursing Home Administrators
- Tuberculosis (TB) Resources
- Washington Administrative Code for Nursing Homes