Your care plan is to be completed by the 7th day of your full admission (PPS), whether you decide to do a full admit on the 5th or 14th day. Normally, I complete the full admit on the 14day, leaving me 7 days to complete the c/p which works out to be usually the 21st day. If the resident leaves on this day, I don't do a full care plan. I utilize my care plan jacket that I designed that has all the info r/t the MDS when the resident first comes in, update it as they improve, decline or w/changes. Anytime you do a significant change, annual, admission, whether long term or PPS, I complete the care plan by the 7th day of completion. On my qtrs, my ard date that I utilize, allows me 7 days to complete as well. You can always complete a care plan at any time prior to the 7 days, I do that a lot as well.
Claudia Farrell, RN
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