Nursing homes and other healthcare facilities must conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to provide competent care and services for their residents. This assessment must include the number and capacity of residents, the care required by the resident population, the staff competencies needed, the physical environment, equipment, services, personnel, contracts, memorandums of understanding, and health information technology resources. It must also include a risk assessment using an all-hazards approach. The intent of the facility assessment is for the facility to evaluate its resident population and identify the resources needed to provide the necessary care and services the residents require. To ensure the required thoroughness, individuals involved in the facility assessment should include the administrator, a representative of the governing body, the medical director, and the director of nursing. The facility must review and update this assessment annually or whenever there is, or the facility plans for, any change that would require a modification to any part of this assessment. Nursing homes and other healthcare facilities must take action to ensure they are conducting and documenting a facility-wide assessment, as well as reviewing and updating it annually or whenever there is a change that requires a modification. They must also include an evaluation of the number and capacity of residents, the care required by the resident population, the staff competencies needed, the physical environment, equipment, services, personnel, contracts, memorandums of understanding, and health information technology resources, as well as a risk assessment using an all-hazards approach.

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