LTC Timeline Reconstruction Tool
A structured template for rebuilding the resident’s clinical timeline, identifying gaps, and highlighting deviations from standards of care.
This tool helps attorneys reconstruct the sequence of events surrounding a resident’s decline, incident, or change in condition. A clear timeline is essential for establishing breach, causation, and facility‑level failures.
Use this tool during case screening, expert review, and deposition preparation.
BASELINE TIMELINE
✔ Establish Baseline
• Admission date
• Baseline functional status
• Baseline cognitive status
• Baseline vitals
• Pre‑existing conditions
✔ Identify Key Risk Factors
• Fall risk
• Skin breakdown risk
• Infection risk
• Medication risks
• Behavioral risks
DAILY CARE EVENTS
✔ Document Daily Notes
• CNA flow sheets
• Nursing notes
• Therapy notes
• Dietary notes
• Physician visits
✔ Identify Missing or Contradictory Entries
• Gaps in documentation
• Copy‑paste patterns
• Notes that conflict with clinical event
INCIDENT TIMELINE
✔ Reconstruct the Event
• Exact time of incident
• Who discovered it
• Resident condition
• Staff response
• Notifications made
✔ Required Notifications
• Physician
• Family
• Administrator
• DON
POST‑INCIDENT TIMELINE
✔ Follow‑Up Actions
• Reassessment
• New interventions
• Increased monitoring
• Diagnostic testing
• Transfer to hospital
✔ Identify Delays
• Late physician notification
• Late family notification
• Delayed interventions
• Delayed documentation
TIMELINE RED FLAGS
• Missing documentation
• Inconsistent accounts
• Delayed response
• Unexplained changes in condition
• Lack of care plan updates
Long-Term Care Timeline Reconstruction Clarifies Care Patterns, Escalation, and Compliance
Long-term care cases often involve extended timelines, multiple caregivers, intermittent assessments, and evolving care plans that obscure the true sequence of events. The LTC Timeline Reconstruction Tool converts complex records into a precise, event-by-event chronology that highlights assessment frequency, care delivery, monitoring, changes in condition, escalation decisions, and documentation integrity. Our clinical-legal team reconstructs LTC timelines to identify gaps, delays, deviations from standards of care, and regulatory exposure under federal and state long-term care requirements.
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