Product Description

The 2024 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Nursing Care Centers (CAMALC) provides all nursing care center standards, elements of performance (EPs), National Patient Safety Goals^®, and Accreditation Participation Requirements (APRs) effective January 1, 2024.

Please note: This PDF manual is published annually. It will not be updated throughout 2024. Please refer to your E-dition^® for any updates.

Key Topics

• Accreditation requirements, including standards, EPs, National Patient Safety Goals, and Accreditation Participation Requirements effective January 1, 2024
• Accreditation process information about Joint Commission policies and procedures and practical survey preparation information on the Early Survey Policy, documentation requirements, standards applicability, and more
• Standards and EPs for optional Post–Acute Care and Memory Care certifications
• Keys to successfully using the manual for survey preparedness

Key Features

• Survey readiness tools, including compliance prompts, documentation checklists, and action planning worksheets in every standards chapter
• Icons to help navigate documentation requirements as well as risk areas
• “What’s New” summary of changes

Standards: All nursing care center standards

Setting: Organizations accredited under the Nursing Care Center Accreditation Program, including those that provide specialized services to patients or residents, which may include rehabilitative care, dementia-specific memory care, and long-term nursing care

Key Audience: Staff responsible for accreditation, compliance, patient safety, or quality improvement

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