If the resident is up and about in the room and in the
bedside chair (not a recliner) is this bedbound or
must the resident fit all 4 of the listed criteria?
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The answer to your question is in the very specific
> definition of "bedfast"
> that is in the RAI User's Manual, p. 3-112. In
> order to code this on the MDS,
> the following requirements must be met:
> --In bed or in recliner
> --In own room
> --22 hours or more per day
> --at least 4 of the last 7 days
>
> These rules are to be taken literally, and they
> apply regardless of the
> resident's level of function and regardless of
> whether the bedfast status is by the
> resident's choice.
>
> Rena
>
>
>
>
> > Subj: Rena-bedfast again
> > Date: 10/15/03 4:42:22 PM Pacific Standard Time
> > From: <A
>
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> > Reply-to: <A
> HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>
> > To: <A
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> > Sent from the Internet
> >
> >
> >
> > Rena,I receive at work from the gentleman who
> heads up our coorporation
> > several PPS monthly newsletters.This one called
> hcprolibrary[I don't know if you
> > are familiar with this particular one] It has
> several articles called PPS Q&
> > A.The Sept 2003 one has someone asking about
> bedfast.The question asks how
> > would you code a resident who sits in their room
> in a straightback chair but
> > watches tv,reads and interacts with staff and
> other residents?The answer says
> > are they in their room 22 hours or more[yes] but
> because the RAI manual
> > specifies a recliner,no they are NOT BEDFAST.I
> think we have discussed this on the
> > listserver awhile ago.What they sit in ,isn't the
> issue but that they stay in
> > their room 22 hours or more is the issue. Did I
> dream this or not?Has there
> > been a newer explanation.I would appreciate your
> response and also would like
> > the e-mail address where I could ask CMS for a
> future clarification.Thanks
> > in advance for your response.
>
>
>
> Rena R. Shephard, MHA, RN, FACDONA, RAC-C
> Chair, American Association of Nurse Assessment
> Coordinators (AANAC)
> "Setting the standard for SNF MDS/PPS education"
> President, RRS Healthcare Consulting Services
> 17210 Russet Street
> San Diego, CA 92127
> 858-592-6799
> 858-592-6800 (fax)
> 858-254-0851 (mobile)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> www.AANAC.org
>
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