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  1. Tinetti balance score

    erin21880 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Our professional therapy services performs a Tinetti on all our residents and if the test results indicate a high fall risk our RT aide initiates a walk and dine program on residents who are...

  2. Tinetti balance score

    erin21880 replied to erin21880's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And what's even more concerning and frustrating is that when I was researching our toileting program and directed questions to the DON...her comment.." gee, I'm not really aware of how our program is...

  3. Tinetti balance score

    erin21880 replied to erin21880's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Agreed!! Thanks for the information...it's nice to be able reaffirm that maybe I'm not wrong about my facilities "programs". I have no choice but to go with the flow because now that I have brought up...

  4. Tinetti balance score

    erin21880 replied to erin21880's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree!! Off the ambulation subject...would you consider toileting every resident upon rising, before/after meals, HS, and PRN standard care or a "bladder and bowel program" in regards to RT

  5. Tinetti balance score

    erin21880 replied to erin21880's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for your responses!! Now if I can only get my DON and RT aide to understand this in regards to the MDS...Unfortunately I'm only a substitute to do MDS and they don't seem to wanna hear me...

  6. Tinetti balance score

    erin21880 replied to erin21880's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    By cognitive I mean alert and oriented but I guess even residents who have Alzheimers or dementia that are ambulatory who want to wander or explore. If a resident is ambulatory, is steady, uses no...

  7. Tinetti balance score

    erin21880 replied to erin21880's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree...it's just confusing for me because some residents are fully capable of being independent and are but then therapy does this test and they want to have staff assist for all cares! There's...

  8. Section H: Toileting Program

    erin21880 posted a topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Our LTC facility MDS coordinator and RT CNA have started a toileting program which is toileting upon rising, before and after meals, at HS and PRN. They are coding this in section H as being on a...

  9. Section H: Toileting Program

    erin21880 replied to erin21880's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    I guess maybe I'm overthinking this!! I was just concerned that our toileting program is not individualized and resident-specific enough to code on the MDS as this is how we toilet every resident. If...

  10. Does this seem fair?

    erin21880 posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hi...I am a RN in a LTC facility. I have worked there for 10 yrs now. Many of my co nurses have also been there this long, some even longer. We live in a small community and do enjoy working here. We...