If the
resident is no longer be covered under Med A, there is no reason to continue on
with the PPS schedule. It does not matter that the resident remains in a
SNF bed.
Ron
-----Original Message-----Rena, Jan, or Ron...could you please answer this question.
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Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:38 AM
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Subject: SNF IN A NF BED
This is a scenario that was presented to me but would like some feedback from others. A resident is skilled and a 5-day and 14-day MDS were done. Rehab discontinued and the resident is no longer qualified for skilled care for nursing so she is now considered NF in a SNF bed. The resident is awaiting placement in another facility since they only do skilled care but are continuing to do the 30-day MDS, etc. I tried to explain that this shouldn't be done...you don't do PPS assessments if the resident is no longer skilled. Could you please verify this for me? Thanks.
