1. I am not sure what you would do. The manual isn't clear what do to in this situation. Call your state agency contact. 2. we do not do sig changes with wt loss only. We follow the guidelines in the manual: 2 declines in 2 areas. Wt loss would be only one decline. 3. I would reschedule her care plan meeting as she missed her care conf. d/t hospitalization. Also you would be completing a new assessment anyways d/t her hospitalization. Even if she has had no changes it warrents a care plan meeting.
Heidi Ebertowski,R.N. MDS Care Coordinator Valley Memorial Homes Grand Forks, ND (701)787-7937 fax (701)787-7901 Confidentiality Statement: This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged,confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended addressee,nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee,you are hereby notified that you may not use,copy,disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error,please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 7:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Questions for the group! Hi everyone: I would like to throw a few questions out to the group today....per several discussions that have occurred in our facility. Thanks for any help anyone can offer! 1) When a resident is re admitted as a bilateral amputee, which is the correct way to measure the resident's height, ie: from stump to head, or does it go by the height he was before? Another question came up as to measuring the limbs that are not there in a "percentage"? 2) Are other facilities doing significant change MDS assessments for significant weight loss only (if there is no other change)? 3) Another situation: A medicare resident is in house during her quarterly assessment dates for the MDS.....but goes out to the hospital the day before her care meeting. She returns three days later with absolutely no changes. Would you just schedule a care plan meeting based on the MDS assessment period and document that she was in the hospital during her scheduled care plan meeting? Thanks again! Donna Browne-Atkins, RN, MDS Coordinator Wingate at St Francis /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
