TigerxLiLy

TigerxLiLy

LTC-Geriatric-PPS-MDS

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  1. Careplans and personalization

    Bella-- how do u address your meds and Tx's in the care
  2. Careplans and personalization

    We are 105 bed now (used to be 115 but the took 6 of our double rooms and turned them into suites) Theres 1MDS coordinator,1 PPS coordinator, and 1 care plan coordinator. We usually have up to 26...
  3. Careplans and personalization

    We usually just have the nurses leave the yellow copies in a basket- and every morning (mon-fri) i pick them up and up date the care plan. Just a few months ago- i realized that even tho they may...
  4. Had a man come in 6/1-- he was at another facility from oct 2-dec 3 2011. He admitted to that facility with a peg tube on oct 2 due to stroke. They say they only skilled for pressure ulcer(not tube)...
  5. Skill or not to skill!?

    And he gets 100% of nutrition thru
  6. Managing new admits

    How do you guys manage new admits as in: sorting thru their H&P and coming up with skillable dxs amongst juggling your rugs meetings, certs, minutes, and assessments and careplans,etc?? Is you...
  7. Scenario

    What would you do in the following: Resident got CT scan with metastic CA to colon,pancreas,adrenal glands-- actively bleeding for over a week. MD spoke with resident- stated " i dont wanna know if im...
  8. Scenario

    Wont medicare A pay for end of life? And ur right- as PPS coordinators we have to think money too sadly
  9. Looking for Daily PPS Meeting Worksheet

    2010-- hmm... Would anybody know if this form is still available?? Maybe
  10. The First edition stated: Differentiating between guided maneuvering and weight-bearing assistance: determine who is supporting the weight of the resident's extremity or body. For example, if the...
  11. ADL'S and MDS

    I get the mds- but to get to that- the CNAs and floor staff need to document
  12. ADL'S and MDS

    Im not talking about the coding in the mds- but for CNAs to document on a individual basis day to
  13. ADL'S and MDS

    Or if they performed 2 out
  14. ADL'S and MDS

    Ok! Thank you! I got the realization if you perform a majority of the subtask you code extensive. But why would you code extensive if they did a 3 out 4 subtask and you did only ONE with limited...
  15. ADL'S and MDS

    When they taught the CNAs to code everyday,they were teaching them:Limited: non weight bearing, resident highly involved in activity. OrExtensive: resident participated in activity, weight-bearing...
  16. ADL'S and MDS

    Its extensive? When there was no weight-bearing in the activity.. Just non-weightbearing of the pants and
  17. ADL'S and MDS

    I know this thread is old, but Maybe someone will still see this. With the new 3.0- and their new definition of weight-bearing. If you had a resident that was able to use the handrails in the...
  18. Hospital Baby Blankets

    all this stuff is billed to them i thought....at least in most hospitals here, everything is scanned to a
  19. Lets say you are typing up what the resident currently is on their ADLS ( for the interventions ); do you use only what you coded on section G or do you reassess the resident and use the up to date...
  20. so the Boss doesnt want the CNA's to have to judge what kind of assistance they need to give to the resident; for instance a res is usually limited assist x 1 but during the MDS 7 day look back she...
  21. I sure wish I could record what the administrator says and let you guys hear it, then see what yall say But, yes that does help! I also wish I could show him what you guys have
  22. Ok, here's another question: Is there anywhere in the RAI manual stating that you must do the careplan based on all the information in the MDS? (Saying u must date ur careplan as the date u do the MDS...