RE: Medicare Stroke Resident

[Richardson, Christine]

We keep them until they are no longer making progress with therapies or no longer need skilled nursing. Will down grade them to RL at times due to speech often works with these type of res longer I think as a rule we might average having a new CVA res for about 4 weeks. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 7:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Medicare Stroke Resident In a message dated 3/31/2004 12:18:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: How long do you all keep Medicare residents who are fresh stroke victims? Our Medicare nurse keeps them for approx. 2 weeks and then discharges them. We have a new Social Worker who has been in LTC for sometime. She is trying to tell the Medicare nurse that you can gradually take residents off rehab then they will be covered  through nursing. The Social Worker better have bona fide SKILLED nursing needs in mind. NOTE: This e-mail message may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure.  It is intended for use only by the person to whom it is addressed. If you have received this message in error, please do not forward or use this information in any way. Delete it immediately and contact the sender as soon as possible by the reply option or by telephone at the telephone number listed (if available).  In the event you cannot fulfill your obligation or there has been any improper release of this information, please contact the Privacy Officer at Carondelet Health at (816) 943-4611.