RE: cont skilled services

[Brenda Chance]

With a trach greater than 13 years, I would be very careful about skilling it.  Is she now requiring staff to do the trach care, suctioning, etc. since she is not able?  Is she unstable requiring frequent o2 adjustments, etc?    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: Monday, January 19, 2004 3:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: cont skilled services       I have a resident who exhausted her 100 days. Had a wellness period greater then 60 days because she was at home. This resident has a trach for greater th en 13 years. Went to hosp , met her Part A requirments. Physcial therapy and ot picked up for 3 weeks, since , this resident had a wellness period at home ,I could skill for one hudred s regarding trach care with cont's mist , suction prn, wright????????????????     thanks a heck of alot     nancy