Practical MDS Education.

Real-World Results.

Training that builds confident MDS professionals, strengthens facility systems, and protects reimbursement through practical, real-world education.

BELTSS

Approved Provider #44825

RN, RAC-CT

25+ Years in Long-Term Care

Director of Clinical

Reimbursement Multi-Facility Oversight

Practical Systems

Proven to Strengthen Compliance

Trusted by Nurses

and Leaders Across the Country

CHOOSE YOUR LEARNING PATH

Education for Every Stage of Your MDS Journey

Begin Your MDS Career

How to Become an MDS Nurse

A step-by-step training manual that builds the foundation you need to start your MDS journey with confidence.

Earn Continuing Education

Audit-Ready MDS Systems

A practical guide for nursing home leaders to strengthen MDS systems, improve survey readiness, and protect reimbursement.

Train Your Organization

Corporate education solutions designed to elevate your MDS team, improve survey performance, and drive stronger clinical and financial outcomes.

INSIDE THE CLASSROOM

Real Content. Real Systems. Real Results.

Section GG Huddle

Understanding the Assessment Reference Date (ARD)

Understand why the ARD matters and how scheduling decisions affect assessment accuracy and compliance.

Assessment Reference Date

Why the ARD Matters

Audit-Ready MDS Systems

Real-World Examples

Apply regulatory guidance through practical examples drawn from real long-term care operations.

Real-World Examples

MEET THE FOUNDER

Shelly Murriel, RN, RAC-CT

With more than 25 years of experience in long-term care, reimbursement, and MDS leadership, I created Elite MDS Academy to simplify complex MDS concepts and provide practical systems that help professionals deliver accurate assessments, strengthen compliance, and protect the reimbursement their facilities have earned.

Every course, training manual, and resource is designed to build confidence, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, improve documentation, and support better clinical and financial outcomes.

Why Choose Elite MDS?

Real-world education created by an experienced MDS professional to help you build confidence, strengthen reimbursement knowledge, prepare for surveys, and grow your career.

01 - Practical, Real-World Education

Every course is built from actual skilled nursing facility experience—not textbook theory.

02 - Created by an Experienced MDS Professional

Developed by a Director of Clinical Reimbursement with extensive experience supporting skilled nursing facilities.

03 - Education You Can Use Tomorrow

Templates, checklists, documentation examples, survey-ready workflows and practical tools.

04 - Continuing Education with Purpose

Earn CE while developing skills that improve clinical practice, documentation, reimbursement and compliance.

05 - Built for Every Stage of Your Career

New MDS professionals, experienced coordinators, Directors of Nursing, Administrators and corporate clinical leaders.

06 - More Than Courses

Books, Continuing Education, Corporate Training, Practical Resources, Future Digital Tools and Professional Community.

Trusted by Long-Term Care Professionals

Real education. Real professionals. Real-world impact.

Ashley Pauley-Williams

Shelly Murriel, Thank you for the Manual video course! Even working in MDS this book was still so helpful. It made things easier to understand and gave me a better way to look at the role. Highly recommended!! Can’t say enough great things about this book! See you Saturday for Zoom training. I’m so excited!!!!!

Ready to Begin Your Elite MDS Journey?

Whether you’re just beginning your MDS career, expanding your professional knowledge, earning continuing education, or strengthening your organization’s team, Elite MDS Academy is here to support your success.