Long-Term Care Survey Alert
Care Planning:
Individualize Care Planning For Best Outcomes
Published on Tue Jun 09, 2015
Know resident’s preferences to help minimize distress.
You have a better chance of your patient cooperating with your care plan if it is in line with her/his needs and preferences, specific health status, and habitual routine.
Here are examples of care plan considerations for each MDS section, from a series of web presentations by Shirley Boltz, RN, RAI/Education Coordinator for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)
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