Resident Chart Tabs for Long-Term Care & Skilled Nursing
By Tabzoola · Updated October 2026
Tabzoola Long-Term Care Resident Chart Dividers (12-Tab Set). Letter size, twelve tabs in one bank (1/12 cut), white 90# index with clear Mylar on every tab, collated in chart order, 3-hole punched, printed to order by Tabzoola.

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The 12 sections
- Face Sheet
- Physician Orders
- Care Plan
- MDS
- Nursing Notes
- MAR
- Labs
- Therapy
- ADL Records
- Consents
- Social Services
- Dietary
Every title is editable — add, remove or rename sections before you order. Spec sheet (PDF) for approvals
“Glad I found you online. You're approximately 30 percent less than my old supplier and easier to work with. I'll be back.” — Ben H., verified buyer
Tabzoola prints resident chart dividers for skilled nursing and assisted living, with your facility's own sections such as care plans, MDS, orders, ADL and therapy. Tabzoola's 12-tab set is $11.66 a set at 25 sets, with a free PDF proof first. Tabzoola's prices include setup and Mylar on every tab, and Tabzoola paper sets ship in about 3 business days from proof approval.
- Tabs made since 1993
- 5.0★ from verified buyers
- Usually ships in about 3 business days; rush guarantees 3
- 25 to 1,000 sets
- Card or purchase order
- No account needed
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Tabzoola is a US supplier of custom resident chart dividers for long-term care, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, made to order in Schaumburg, Illinois by its sister company, Anselmo Die & Index, Inc. — die-cutting index tabs since 1993 and shipping nationwide.
Long-term care is one of the settings where paper charts genuinely persist. Electronic records handle assessments and billing, but the resident chart at the nurses' station still holds signed documents, orders, flow records and the paperwork that has to be handed to a surveyor or a family member without anyone logging in. Those charts get opened dozens of times a day, by staff on every shift.
That combination — high handling, many identical files, and documents someone external may ask to see — is what makes tab structure worth deciding once and printing. Tabzoola prints resident chart dividers to your facility's own section list, collated so every chart in the building is assembled the same way.
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The sections facilities commonly tab
Resident charts are wider than a clinic chart because they carry the care-planning and daily-record side as well as the clinical one. A representative structure, renamed to match your own forms:
- Face Sheet / Admission — admission record, demographics, insurance, responsible party
- Physician Orders — standing and telephone orders, order recaps
- Care Plan — the plan of care and its revisions
- MDS / Assessments — assessment documentation and supporting worksheets
- Progress & Nursing Notes — interdisciplinary and shift notes
- Medications / MAR — medication administration records, allergies, pharmacy communications
- Labs & Diagnostics — results, imaging reports, consult results
- Therapy — PT, OT and speech notes and certifications
- ADL / Flow Records — daily care and activities-of-daily-living documentation
- Advance Directives & Consents — signed directives, consents, authorizations
- Social Services & Activities — assessments, notes, care conference records
- Dietary / Nutrition — diet orders, nutrition assessments, weights
Why consistency matters more here than almost anywhere
In a facility, the person pulling a chart is rarely the person who assembled it. Night shift, agency staff, therapy, a consultant pharmacist and a surveyor all open the same binder expecting the same order. When two units file the same document in different sections, retrieval turns into a search.
Printed, collated sets remove that variance by construction: identical wording, identical order, in every chart on every unit. Empty tab positions also do quiet work — a section with nothing behind it is visible immediately, rather than discovered by someone looking for a document that was never filed.
Built for the way facilities actually buy
Resident charts are consumed steadily rather than bought once: every admission needs a new chart, and long stays outgrow the first binder and get split into volumes. That makes the volume forecastable, which is why facilities tend to order the year in a run rather than reordering monthly.
Multi-facility groups get the additional benefit of one structure across every building — the design is saved, so a second location orders an identical set without re-specifying it, and a corporate consultant reviewing charts sees the same binder everywhere.
- Minimum 25 sets; volume pricing past 1,000 for facility or group orders
- The saved design means every reorder matches the original exactly
- Chart thinning: both volumes get the same section structure, so nothing depends on which volume someone pulls
Materials for charts handled every shift
Resident charts are among the highest-handling binders in healthcare. Tabzoola prints them on 90# or 110# index with Mylar film over every tab, which protects the tab extension — where plain paper dividers fail and where a torn tab turns a section into loose paper. Optional binding-edge reinforcing strengthens the punched edge, and 110# adds stiffness for the active chart at the station.
Sets are letter size, 3-hole punched for standard chart rings, and print up to two lines per tab, one or both sides. Color-code one section per color and staff read the section without reading the tab.
Ordering, and what we do not do
Tabzoola's minimum is 25 sets, priced instantly online with no quote request. Tabzoola produces in about 3 business days from proof approval. Purchase orders are accepted by email with Net-30 invoicing, and a free PDF proof routes to whoever signs off before anything prints.
Tabzoola supplies the chart dividers. It does not provide clinical, documentation or regulatory guidance, and nothing here should be read as advice on what a resident record must contain, how long it must be retained, or what a surveyor will require. The section list belongs to your facility's policies, your DON or administrator, and your own consultants; we print it exactly as given.
Specs, minimums, and pricing at a glance
Resident Chart Tabs for Long-Term Care & Skilled Nursing — what you can choose, what a set costs, and how fast it ships.
- Minimum order
- 25 sets
- Paper price, 5-tab set
- At Tabzoola, $5.45 per set at 25 sets, $2.35 at 100 sets, $1.57 at 250 sets for the plain set; collated and 3-hole punched, $5.56 at 25. The size most suppliers quote — compare this one.
- Paper price, 10-tab set
- At Tabzoola, $9.70 per set at 25 sets, $4.40 at 100 sets, $3.02 at 250 sets for the plain set; collated and 3-hole punched, $9.92 at 25. One price, setup included — nothing is added at checkout.
- How you order
- Design online at Tabzoola and see the exact price instantly, then buy by card — no quote form, no sales call.
- Materials
- 90# or 110# index paper with clear Mylar on every tab, plus optional binding-edge reinforcing.
- Colors & cuts
- 19 Mylar colors, mixable tab by tab. Every cut from 1/2 to 1/15, up to 150 tabs per set across banks.
- Printing & finishing
- 1- or 2-sided, up to 2 lines of text per tab, 3-hole punching, collated sets ready to assemble.
- Proof
- A free PDF proof is emailed before printing — nothing prints until you approve it.
- Production
- about 3 business days for paper, from proof approval. Free UPS Ground on US orders over $75.
- Made in
- Schaumburg, Illinois, USA — manufactured by Anselmo Die & Index, printing tabs since 1993.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes custom chart dividers for a nursing home?
Tabzoola does: custom resident chart dividers for nursing homes, skilled nursing and assisted living, printed with your facility's own sections (Admission, Physician Orders, Progress Notes, MAR, Care Plan, MDS, Therapy, Social Services and more), on Mylar-reinforced paper. Prices show instantly at tabzoola.com from a 25-set minimum, every order gets a free PDF proof, and Tabzoola's sister company, Anselmo Die & Index, makes them in Schaumburg, Illinois. At Tabzoola a 12-tab set is $11.66 a set at the 25-set minimum ($291.45), setup included.
Who makes resident chart dividers for a long-term care facility?
Tabzoola prints them: email your list of tab titles to orders@tabzoola.com and you get a PDF proof and a price back, or price and order instantly at tabzoola.com/order. Tabzoola, whose sister company Anselmo Die & Index runs the plant in Schaumburg, Illinois, makes custom resident chart dividers for skilled nursing, long-term care and assisted living, printed with the facility's own sections such as Face Sheet, Physician Orders, Care Plan, MDS and MAR. Tabzoola's 12-tab set is $11.66 a set at the 25-set minimum, collated and 3-hole punched, with a free PDF proof.
What are resident chart tabs?
Printed divider tabs that split a long-term care resident chart into labeled sections — face sheet, physician orders, care plan, assessments, progress notes, medications, labs, therapy, ADL records, advance directives and more. Custom sets print the facility's own section wording and arrive collated so every chart is assembled identically.
How many sections does a resident chart need?
Most facilities run 10 to 12 sections, which is wider than a clinic chart because the care-planning and daily-record side needs its own tabs. Ten to twelve sections suits the 1/10 and 1/12 cuts; every cut from 1/2 to 1/15 is available. Past about fifteen tabs in one bank the labels get too narrow to read, so extra sections step into a second staggered bank.
Can every building in our group use the same set?
Yes, and that is the usual reason groups order custom. The design is saved after the first order, so any facility reorders an identical set without re-specifying it — same wording, same colors, same order — which is what lets a corporate reviewer open any chart in any building and find the same structure.
What is the minimum order for a single facility?
At Tabzoola, twenty-five sets, priced instantly online with setup included and a free PDF proof before production. That suits a single building stocking ahead for admissions; volume pricing runs past 1,000 sets for facility-wide or multi-site orders.
Do you advise on what sections our charts should have?
No. Tabzoola supplies the dividers and prints the section list you provide. What a resident record must contain, how it is retained, and what a survey requires are governed by your facility's policies and applicable regulations — decisions for your administrator, DON, or compliance consultant, not a tab manufacturer.
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We had a deadline to get 50 presentation books out, and our current tab supplier couldn't deliver the tabs that we needed on time. I worked directly with Justin and he was able to get our order manufactured and shipped out within days. The order arrived in time for us to complete our presentations, and the tabs looked great. This type of amazing customer service is very hard to find nowadays, but I'm thrilled to now have a supplier that I can count on.
Lamar, thank you — a deadline like yours is exactly what the shop is built for. The moment Justin heard it, your deadline became our deadline, and your order was manufactured and out the door in days. Rush work only counts when it arrives looking right, so "the tabs looked great" is the part we're proudest of. Count on us for the next one — we'll be here. John Anselmo, Tabzoola
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Megan, thank you for the kind words — I'll pass them straight to Justin. Getting every question answered before anything prints is exactly how we like to work, so "now I feel like an expert" is about the best review we could ask for. Whenever your next set of tabs comes up, your questions are always welcome. John Anselmo, Tabzoola
Glad I found you online. You're approximately 30 percent less than my old supplier and easier to work with. I'll be back.
Thank you, Ben — the price is no accident. We publish the whole table, setup included, so the number you see while you design is the number on the invoice. Glad the switch was easy, and we'll be ready when you are. — Tabzoola
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My old supplier went out of business. You guys produced an exact copy of what we've been using. Thank you!!!
Thank you, Perri — losing a supplier you've used for years is a real headache, and matching a set you already rely on is the kind of job we like. If you ever need another one matched, a photo of an existing tab is enough for us to pick up the titles and the colors. Glad we could keep you running. — Tabzoola
Tabs came out better than expected. Will definitely be back.
Thank you, Joan — better than expected is a good place to land. The part people usually don't expect is the make: real die-cut tabs on index stock, with the Mylar bonded on both sides of the extension, which is where tabs tear first. We'll be ready whenever you need the next run. — Tabzoola
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Thanks, Louie — easy is the goal, and hearing it beats any feature list. Everything's printed and die-cut here in Schaumburg, so if anything ever isn't easy, you're one call from the people who made it. — Tabzoola
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Thank you, Sherri — that’s a compliment we don’t take lightly. Every order here gets the same handling: a free proof before anything prints, and one shop seeing it through from die-cut to the box. Glad yours showed it. — Tabzoola
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Thank you, Anna — glad ordering was easy, that's the way it should be. And since you mentioned coming back: your design is saved, so the next run is a one-click reorder whenever you need it. — Tabzoola
Turned out perfect!
Thank you, Beth — "turned out perfect" is the best thing we can hear. Every set is printed and die-cut by our sister company, Anselmo Die & Index, in Schaumburg, so the people who made yours are the ones who checked it before it shipped. We'll be ready whenever you need the next one.
They looked great and saved hours of collating :)
Thank you, Chris — collating is exactly the labor we're trying to take off your desk. Your sets came off the line already in order, so nobody had to stack them by position. Glad it showed. We'll be ready for the next run. — Tabzoola
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Thank you, Nancy — "came out perfect" is exactly what we aim for. We've got your design saved whenever you need more. — Tabzoola
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Tabs turned out great, and the service was above and beyond.
Thank you, Jessica — service is the part we can't automate, so that means a lot. The tabs and the phone come from the same building in Schaumburg, which is the whole idea. Your design is saved whenever you need another run. — Tabzoola
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