I would tend to disagree. The question does not specifically say '25% of the meals we serve", the question relates to whether they are leaving 25% of their meal. So if they are eating 100% of their meal that is brought in AND it is meeting the nutrional/caloric needs of the resident I would not mark this.
Ron -----Original Message----- From: Dorothy Wolfe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 8:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Coding For Nutrition Re K4c. We have several residents who literally never eat the meals we serve. They get take out delivered or their families bring them food from home. There are no weight issues with any of them, unless on the over weight side. Our RD thinks we should be coding K4c on the MDS because they leave 100% of the meals that we serve on their tray. I've never run into this before. What do you all think? Thanks, Dorothy Dorothy Wolfe, BSN, MDS Coordinator The Virginia Home 1101 Hampton St. Richmond, VA 23220 804-359-4093 This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If this message contains protected health information (PHI), it should not be forwarded to any other recipient without the authorization of the original sender and should be encrypted when possible. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you are notified that the dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient(s), please notify the sender at either the email address or telephone number above and delete this email from your computer. /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
