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  1. Pushing The Limit For $

    roxyblueyes replied to disney158's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    This is new to our facility, not really to sure of what to expect ( living in New York probably will never be sure ). We ran the gammot of reimbursment " updates" as referred to in many of your...

  2. Doing away with side rails?

    roxyblueyes replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The MDS definition on "falls" and " level plain" certainly presents a challenge to the mind - once in desparation we tried using another mattress next to the low bed to allow for more unrestricted...

  3. Doing away with side rails?

    roxyblueyes replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I started working as a CNA at the facility I am employed by ( quite some time ago mind you ) basically a big portion of residents were physically restrained to " keep them safe". :uhoh21: When it...

  4. What do you LOVE about LTC/N.H.?

    roxyblueyes replied to Chloe'sinNYNow's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My mother was sick the majority of my childhood and I watched in awe wonderful people being attentive to her as well as my dad and me when she was in and out of hospitals as well as in a nursing home....

  5. unrealistic family of dying resident

    roxyblueyes replied to maah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The key word in your statement is "won't let go". It's difficult to let go to the finality of death, also the unknown precession to the final days and the thereafter. There are a miraid of books on...

  6. unrealistic family of dying resident

    roxyblueyes replied to maah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The key word in your statement is "won't let go". It's difficult to let go to the finality of death, also the unknown precession to the final days and the thereafter. There are a miraid of books on...

  7. Family members that run the facility!

    roxyblueyes replied to wefdm21's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think this latest epidemic of families going from caring for resident to overbearing crazed zealots is a result of the commercialized legal Media ad Bug. You know the one that starts - Do you have a...