Danielle Towers

Might be different in Missouri, but yes you can get away with someone other than an RN being the coordinator I suppose...as long as the person signing is an RN; however, that relies heavily on a LOT of trust...personally I wouldn't want my license covering...just sayin..

Number One, an LPN cannot be the MDS Coordinator...by state regulations, it calls for an RN. Number two, I head it said in a training one day that the MDS Coordinator should be Administration and NOT nursing...I believe that after being pulled to do supervision, etc...you cannot keep up! For the last 4 years, I've managed to complete the assessments for 200 residents, OBRA and Medicare...run careplanning 5days/week...run Medicare meeting...do all the scheduling...just to name a few of my duties. Only until recently have I had an MDS nurse...she completes the OBRA assessments now, thank God! I am fortunate to make over $30 in my upstate NY facility. With all the changes in reiumbursement, it's getting harder and harder for me to complete even the Medicare assessments...there is just SO much I have to manage, even the Rehab department to some extent!!

andy3k, please keep us posted on the COT feature and thanks cmaddox for giving some input on locating one! Have a great day everyone! Danielle:D