Talino

Talino

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  1. Grant Cuesta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

    Talino replied to Rep's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    GRANT CUESTA NURSING AND REHAB 1949 GRANT ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040 Get more info here... http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Overview.asp Click on Nursing Home Compare Click on Zip Code >>...

  2. mds mountain of work with no help

    Talino replied to yasmina's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The MDS 2.0 RAI Manual is the "bible" of every MDS Coordinator. It was completely revised in December 2002. Since then there have been 3 revisions, Aug 2003, Apr 2004, and June 2004. It is imperative...

  3. Conferences for DON's

    Talino replied to PFV's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not a direct conference link but resourceful...

  4. Conferences for DON's

    Talino replied to PFV's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not a direct conference link but resourceful...

  5. Urinary Cathed pt's - Continent or not?

    Talino replied to MryRose's topic in General Nursing

    MDS (Minimum Data Set) is a mandatory tool used in SNFs to obtain an overall picture of a resident and his needs. It drives the care plan and determines the amount paid to the facility for his care....

  6. Nursing Home Watch List

    Talino posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is yours in?

  7. adl coding, section G & significant changes

    Talino replied to MDSinNE's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I wouldn't fret much about your concerns. SCC? No worry. Case and point: ADLs are coded using past 7 days from ARD. If the resident had an acute flare-up of Arthritis during this ARD, the ADL...

  8. MDS Manual Revisions April 2004

    Talino posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/mds20/rai0404upd.pdf

  9. Educational Handouts For Residents Upon Discharge?

    Talino replied to julie1014's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Rather than collecting voluminous resource materials, obtain specific or relevant articles from the internet instead. During your discharge planning, identify the resident's needs. Surf the net (keep...

  10. BMW :p

    Talino replied to nursebedlam's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ohhh, so that explains the license

  11. Resume help, please!

    Talino replied to moni rn's topic in General Nursing

    "Consort my nursing skills with the physician's to achieve quality care and enhance client

  12. MDS Manual Revisions April 2004

    Talino replied to Talino's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    hi oceanblue... that's correct!. a typical example can also be seen in p 3-83 of the rai (bed mobility - under coding rationale: "resident is independent in task", add the clause "set-up help only"...

  13. MDS section G

    Talino replied to MDSinNE's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi jkaee... don't feel bad. Even CMS themselves can't get everything methodic, another MDS updates are coming out on Thurs., April 22nd. For MDS coding purposes, the objective is to identify the...

  14. MDS section G

    Talino replied to MDSinNE's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Extensive Assistance. A combination of activities complete Personal Hygiene. So even though the Full staff performance was only provided in one area of these activities, and Independent on the rest,...

  15. MDS Questions???????????

    Talino replied to sassyASC's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    grace days should be used sparingly, e.g., when resident missed a day from therapy, a holiday, a loa, an off-site md visit or rx, etc. when used routinely, you will be raising a flag. have you heard...

  16. MDS Questions???????????

    Talino replied to sassyASC's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Grace days are used on a "prn" basis, not as a routine. In which case you need to notify disciplines on a prn basis as well. The poster was looking for ideas on how to get disciplines to be more...

  17. MDS Questions???????????

    Talino replied to sassyASC's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    interactive calendar for tracking mds crucial days... http://www.empiremedicare.com/transfer/mdscalwebversion.xls getting other disciplines to complete their portion of the mds on a timely manner is...

  18. MDS Questions???????????

    Talino replied to sassyASC's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    interactive calendar for tracking mds crucial days... http://www.empiremedicare.com/transfer/mdscalwebversion.xls getting other disciplines to complete their portion of the mds on a timely manner is...

  19. MDS Questions???????????

    Talino replied to sassyASC's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Indianapolis MDS training... http://www.ihca.org/content/PDFs/2004/040519advanced_mds.pdf Online MDS training... http://www.aanac.org/ MDS Users Manual... (The MDS Coordinator's Bible)...

  20. MDS Questions???????????

    Talino replied to sassyASC's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Indianapolis MDS training... http://www.ihca.org/content/PDFs/2004/040519advanced_mds.pdf Online MDS training... http://www.aanac.org/ MDS Users Manual... (The MDS Coordinator's Bible)...

  21. Overtime Rules

    Talino replied to jyoung1950's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    http://ohrm.doc.gov/handbooks/premium_pay_manual/section11_training.htm FLSA Regs, check your situation here... http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/hoursworked/screenEE16.asp At the bottom of the...

  22. PA reg ? regarding Restorative Nursing

    Talino replied to soootired's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Pennsylvania Codes 131.5. Nursing Services http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/028/chapter131/s131.5.html Chapter 109: Nursing Services

  23. Methatraxate question

    Talino replied to Whisper's topic in International Nursing

    You mean Methotrexate?

  24. NY following CA to ban lindane

    Talino replied to LucyGoosey's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  25. LTC Rehab RN's- Help!!!!

    Talino replied to shal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Each facility have their own procedures on how or when to initiate a restorative nursing program on a resident. Some have specific forms solely for this purpose, others simply incorporate notes on a...