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Claudia >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Assisted Living to Skilled >Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 22:17:13 EST > >In a message dated 1/23/2004 9:07:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Hey folks, > >Got a gal who went to the assisted living unit in the same building for 3-4 >weeks. Things didn't work out and she's been readmitted to the skilled unit >she left. I've got MDS's and her care plan in the chart from her old chart. >She's coming back Medicaid. I don't know yet if she d/c'd with no return >anticipated or not. Talking with staff they felt like she shouldn't have tried it >and hasn't really changed since her discharge to the assisted living. Do I >need to do her admission (OBRA) assessment again? Thanks! > >Susann Irwin, RN >MDS Coordinator >Garner, NC >Susann, >My understanding is that if she was dc'd return not anticipated you have to >start over with a readmission assessment and then continue with a regular OBRA >schedule. If she went out return anticipated, and is not significantly >changed, you can pick up with the old schedule and do a Quarterly or Annual when it >would have been due had she not left. Anyone else know any different? >Janice Martin, RN >MDS Coordinator >Plymouth, MI
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