incontinence

[Tendercare]

I have a question for the group. Our company is providing a new pants (diaper) that is super absorbent and wicks wetness away from the skin. Can't remember the name but we used these before and they are fantastic.      The thing is, our consultants are saying that our incontinent people will now be coded as continent because incontinence refers to the amount of wetness on the skin. In the manual there is conflicting info. Page 3-119 under definition says Refers to control of urinary bladder function . Then at the bottom of the page it says Determination of whether or not to code incontinence is not a matter of volume. It is a matter of skin wetness and irritation.. Bottom of page 3-120 says For example, using the urinary incontinence scale, if the resident is always dry, code "0". The resident is always dry with these new pants. Under #4 on page 3-121 Incontinent-Has inadequate control.  Sooooo. I need your help. How would you code with these new diapers? Yes the residents will still be checked and changed as needed with these items, and peri care done. We have a high amount of incontinence due to the number of residents with dementia that we have. Coding continent with these pads I am going to go from lots to none. What do you think? Thanks for your help.   Unit Managers