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  1. State audits of MDS

    gonenutz replied to Ruas61's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    We get a call the night before asking for a list of MI residents, traumatic brain injuries, stage 3 or 4 wound ( none thank godness) and a resident roster. No list of which MDS though. that would be...

  2. LPN nurse manager in LTC

    gonenutz replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I am not own to take constructive critisms to heart, I take it as a learning experience. Like I said it must vary from state to state. And I am supervised by my nurse consultant. As for nursing...

  3. state reportables

    gonenutz replied to travel50's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Ours have to come out on any complanits or reportables. The have a complaint survory for each region that takes care of the complaints. we get a lot of digruntled employee

  4. state reportables

    gonenutz replied to travel50's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I am jealous of all. Any compliant or reportable to the state where i am from the state has to come in and do a facility visit. thus the complaint/reportable is deamed substanciated or not and we have...

  5. LPN nurse manager in LTC

    gonenutz replied to RubyRN,CHPN's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I agree it depends on the state and the size of the facility. I am a LPN and worked as an Acting DON for almost three years. I feel that it is base on the state laws and ultimately the LPN's...

  6. State audits of MDS

    gonenutz replied to Ruas61's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    In Indiana it is usually once a year but they have a 15 month window from your last audit to come in. If for some reason your CMI increases drastically or the notice anything odd in the patterns of...

  7. EDS AUDIT

    gonenutz posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I am from Indiana and I have a couple of builings in their window for their audits. Does anyone have any tips on what EDS' targets are this month? They tend to get on their tangents. I had one...

  8. EDS AUDIT

    gonenutz replied to gonenutz's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    In Indiana EDS is a contract company that comes in and audits the mds' in the payable sections. we have supporting documentation guidelines we have to follow to goalong with the payable items. In a...

  9. MDS 3.0 Delay?

    gonenutz replied to lisalake's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I am also in Indiana and have spoke with the state mds coordinator and a few of my other consultant contacts and the impression that I have got is there is a few things that CMS wants to tweak before...

  10. What do you wear?

    gonenutz replied to catnip3's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Scrubs all the way! What happens if you get pulled to the floor to work? I don't know about anyone else but I know I don't want to be doing patient care in business or even business casual wear,...

  11. Help With Supporting Documentation.

    gonenutz posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    i work as a coordinator in indiana and for the payable items on the mds i have to have supporting documentation to validate. i do monthly in-services to address these issue and the documentation will...

  12. Help With Supporting Documentation.

    gonenutz replied to gonenutz's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I can't code if the documentation isn't there and in this last wuarter my CMI has dropped signifignantly. the DON and administrator has chalked it up to we have lost a few of our long termers with...

  13. Section G

    gonenutz replied to toicole's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I was taught to code independent ambulatory residents on or off the unit as 0/1 because they are ambulating indepedently but if you or your staff observe them while ambulating at least once during...

  14. Where do you keep your care plans?

    gonenutz replied to BEDPAN76's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    We keep our care plans in a binder along with the quarterly assessments and MDS. Each resident has their own binder. It works out well everything r/t the MDS is in the binder and are kept at the...

  15. chart review

    gonenutz replied to littlebit1's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I am currently in my survey and would greatly appreciate if you could send me a copy of your form also, i know it is not going to help now but will with plan of

  16. Off Cycle Quarterly

    gonenutz replied to miccay's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    In my experiences and references from the RAI, you can do a quarterly assessment at any time during your 92 day cycle to capture what ever it may be that is going to increase your rug score and it...

  17. Mds Nurse And Actng Don

    gonenutz posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    the don at our facility recently put in her notice and i am currently filling the role of acting don, plus i still have all my responsibilities of being mds coordinator. i am usually very organized...

  18. Mds Nurse And Actng Don

    gonenutz replied to gonenutz's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I am not one that takes things personally.I do have experience as an ADON, I have just never had to do the two roles together. As I said before we are a small corporation and it is not in my budget to...

  19. MDS & OBRA Resident Calendars Needed

    gonenutz replied to professional123's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Sorry, but when I try to manage attachments it tells me I can not upload

  20. Mds Nurse And Actng Don

    gonenutz replied to gonenutz's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    Thanks for the advise. No there is no one else in the acility familiar with MDS.The raise is in negotiations.My managers are not strong managers, they all look to me for support in their...

  21. MDS & OBRA Resident Calendars Needed

    gonenutz replied to professional123's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

  22. MDS & OBRA Resident Calendars Needed

    gonenutz replied to professional123's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    i would be glad to forward these to you, but this is going to sound silly. i am new to this site so how do i forward attachments to

  23. Help With Supporting Documentation.

    gonenutz replied to gonenutz's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    i have spoke with the adminrator on several occasions i have even done in-services for our corporate administrator meetings and since my cmi is realtively high and our reimbursement rate has increased...

  24. MDS & OBRA Resident Calendars Needed

    gonenutz replied to professional123's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    i know it has been awhile since you posted this but i have a proram on exel and serveral other forms if you are

  25. CNA flow sheets

    gonenutz replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I Have A Thirty Day Grid That Just Covers The Four Late Loss Adls Or I Have A Seven Day Grid If You'd Like Me To Send Them To