Re: Care Plan meetings

[JEMartin6452]

In a message dated 4/4/2004 12:01:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ok..... I am confused.   I've always been under the assumption that, you have the assessment period.  You have 7 days after the ARD to sign the mds as complete, then you have 7 days from that date to have the careplan.  Am I missing something?    No more than 92 days from careplan to careplan, or is this the "writing" of the careplan and not the actual "meeting" of the careplan????   How can you schedule a careplan meeting, then change it to the following week?  Isn't that the VB4 date?  Wouldn't it be late then?  I must be missing something. Thanks, Nancy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/29/2004 1:55:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello everyone, I have a quick question. Does anyone know, how long do you have from the ARD date, to the care plan meeting day??? Thanks, Pat Riska Stamford, CT Pat, I've never seen a rule for that but we care conference weekly on Fridays.  We almost always meet with the families of the residents who's ARD date's were that week.  I postpone the conference if we have too many assessments to fit all the conferences in one day.  Then I move the conference to the next week.  The only other reason I would postpone is if the family requests to meet on another date due to a scheduling conflict on their part.  Then I will sometimes move the conference back a week. Janice Martin, RN MDS Coordinator Plymouth, M I guess what I mean is care plans are always done on time (with or without family participation).  If, however, family requests to meet with the team on another date, I accomodate them.  Care plans can always be updated, can't they?  The VB4 date is the date that care plans are completed, right?  Not necessarily the day you meet with family.  What about those residents who's families never come in?  They still have care plans and VB4 dates that reflect when care plans were completed.  J. Martin, RN