Re: Scheduled toileting program
According to the RAI p 3-125, yes ...
"Facility staff may list a resident’s toileting schedule by specific hours of the day or by timing of specific routines, as long as those routines occur around the same time each day. If the timing of such routines is not fairly standardized, specific times should then be noted.”
If resident rises in am at different times, e.g. 8 on Mon, 6:30 Tues, 8:30 Wed, etc., "upon rising in am" becomes non-specific because the routine is not standardized. The actual time should be specified, "toilet @ 6:30 am daily" meaning whether resident is up or not.
Also, the 3 key ideas must be captured be in Item H3a:
1) scheduled - performing the activity according to a specific, routine time that has been clearly communicated to the resident (as appropriate) and caregivers,
2) toileting – voiding in a bathroom or commode, or voiding into another appropriate receptacle, and
3) program - refers to a specific approach that is organized, planned, documented, monitored and evaluated
Often, #3 (documented, monitored and evaluated) is overlooked and picked on. When a resident is continually incontinent at a scheduled time, e.g. 2 pm, there must be documentation of an attempt to change the schedule or modify the resident's activity in an effort to achieve a continent episode.
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