I would have thorough documentation that this resident and her family stated that she did not sleep in a bed, that she slept in her recliner for years which has served as her bed. I would care plan this and explain that this is the resident's wishes. What most state regs imply is that the facility must be able to provide a bed for each resident. if the resident does not want the bed and wants to sleep in a recliner and the recliner causes no potential problems, ie skin breakdown, etc. then this is the resident's right.
Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 3:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: recliner versus bed Hello,all: I know that the subject of a resident sleeping in her recliner instead of a bed was discussed a few days back, but I don't remember what the information source was. We now have that situation and our call to the State for their thoughts was"I don't know, I'll have to check for you." So we all know how long that will take. In the meantime, our resident and family want the bed out of the room to make way for her recliner which she had slept on for years. Will you please cite the source so we can tell the State what the regs are? As usual, thanks for all the good info I get here. June Bradford RN, MDS Coordinator /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
