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  1. Conferences, Seminars, Etc

    nratchet posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    How does everyone get information on seminars, conferences and stuff regarding MDS and care planning? Obviously, we must not know the right people as we knew nothing about the teleconference about...

  2. I don't think I can handle this!

    nratchet replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    just because your facility is bad doesn't mean all of them are. i've worked in two ltc snfs and let me tell you....i've expierenced the bad and the good. as far as your patient load, forced break...

  3. I don't think I can handle this!

    nratchet replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Anytime they tell you another place is worse than the one your at remember this.....THEY ARE PROBABLY LYING THROUGH THEIR

  4. I don't think I can handle this!

    nratchet replied to eldragon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Run, Eldragon,

  5. Uniforms and your appearance

    nratchet replied to sassysteph7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Showing personality is one thing, (I wear seasonal tops and funny socks), but pants so tight they can't breath or move and tops that show stuff only a boyfriend would want to see is completely over...

  6. Uniforms and your appearance

    nratchet replied to sassysteph7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    AMEN TO THAT. What about the jeans so tight they must have been spray painted on. I think they got dropped on their heads as

  7. Uniforms and your appearance

    nratchet replied to sassysteph7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Amen

  8. HELP!!!! I need your response today!!!!

    nratchet replied to chocolate123's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree, ask for more CNAs but 1 nurse for 48 patients is

  9. Salary and responsibility of MDS coordinator/ Medicare case manager

    nratchet replied to limarie's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    WOW....I thought I had a hard job. I do the MDS, RAPs and Care plans for 153 residents...long term and managed care...I run the care plan meetings twice weekly, take call one week out of five, work...

  10. Care Planning

    nratchet posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I have a question about care planning certain medications. In my facility, we care plan Coumadin and Heparin because they are monitored with lab tests. Does anyone care plan other related medications,...

  11. Medicare Eligibility

    nratchet posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    If a patient was admitted to the hospital, had the required 3 day stay, went to a Skilled SNF for 26 days, went home for 20 days and then was admitted to a different Skilled SNF, is he qualified for...

  12. Need a Medicare Guru for my question.

    nratchet replied to PsychNurseWannaBe's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    First...is resident currently in a facility under Medicare skilled? If so, Medicare should pay for enough supplies to change wafer daily because part A Medicare is all inclusive. We're not sure...

  13. Skilling For Wounds

    nratchet posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    My question is this....We have a patient who has chronic pressure ulcers due to being under weight and bed bound. She recently went to the hospital for a pathological fracture of the femur and...

  14. help training cna's

    nratchet replied to panurse101's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I recently went to a seminar where the speaker told us the best way to get CNAs to code ADLS correctly was to use the actual G section of the

  15. How do you decide on an ARD?

    nratchet replied to flashpoint's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I agree. Our medicare coordinator gives the therapist the ARD date and then the therapist then gives her the minutes and lets her know if grace days are needed. By doing it this way, the assessments...

  16. How do you decide on an ARD?

    nratchet replied to flashpoint's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    if things come up or occur after the rb2, if you've set it for the last possible date available between assessments, then you will not be able to include them. if you go past the 92 days between...

  17. Recovery Audit Contractors

    nratchet posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    This is from my Medicare MDS coordinator who has read some replies relating to grace days. To those of you who wrote in about ALWAYS using grace day for PPS and never having a problem. Have you heard...

  18. How do you decide on an ARD?

    nratchet replied to flashpoint's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    quarterly assessments can only have 89-92 days between them. for example...if you do a quarterly 1 in december with an ard of 12/18 and an rb2 of 12/21 your quarterly 2 must have an ard of no later...

  19. Recovery Audit Contractors

    nratchet replied to nratchet's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    i understand what this is saying but, as it says in the area i highlighted in blue, the grace days are used for the patient and when he or she is unable to participate or tolerate therapy to acheive...

  20. How do you decide on an ARD?

    nratchet replied to flashpoint's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    If your resident did not go out to the hospital, you have to base your ARD date on the day of admission no matter what. If you go over 14 days from day of admission you are out of compliance and will...

  21. MDS Cordinator

    nratchet replied to busy-bee's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    That's the program we use. It should have a reports tab which will give you a MDS schedule choice to click on. Choose it and it will give you a shcedule for assessment due

  22. MDS Cordinator

    nratchet replied to busy-bee's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Replying to GerinurseTara (continuation from above reply. hit wrong reply button so had to improvise.) The ARD date is determined by date of admission or previous assessment. For example. New...

  23. MDS Cordinator

    nratchet replied to busy-bee's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    The ARD date is determined by date of admission or previous

  24. MDS Coordinators on call question

    nratchet replied to Autofocus's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    You poor thing. I hate taking call but atleast I'm not expected to do all that even if I'm not paid for it. I think I'd be looking for a new

  25. MDS Coordinators on call question

    nratchet replied to Autofocus's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    While I agree that one should not let titles go to the head, I do believe that there is a big difference in what an MDS nurse does and what someone in who works the floor does. Having worked in both...