Ohio Nursing Home Administrator Practice Exam

Starting July 1, 2015, how often must each nursing home participate in advance care planning with each resident or resident's family?

1. Weekly

2. Monthly

3. Quarterly

4. Annually

The correct answer is: Quarterly

Advance care planning is a process where nursing home residents or their families discuss and plan for the patient's future health care decisions. Starting July 1, 2015, nursing homes must participate in advance care planning with each resident or their family on a quarterly basis. This means that the planning should occur every three months for each resident, making option C the most appropriate answer. While it is important for nursing homes to regularly participate in advance care planning, weekly meetings (option A) may be too frequent while annual meetings (option D) may not be frequent enough to adequately address a resident's changing health needs. Monthly meetings (option B) may also not provide enough time between discussions for significant changes in a resident's health status to occur. Therefore, quarterly meetings strike a balance between frequent enough discussions and allowing for significant changes in health.