Long-Term Care Survey Alert

Read the following case examples and circle the F tag you think best applies.

1. Resident No. 26 was admitted to the facility in March 2001 with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The facility's comprehensive assessment identified multiple problems with mood and behavior. Nursing notes documented tearfulness, pain control problems and behavior problems. The facility arranged for a counseling session with a contract agency, but the resident refused to go. There's no further documentation that the facility attempted alternative measures to meet the resident's mood/behavior and psychosocial needs.

F248 (activities)

F285 (preadmission screening and resident review)

F319 (mental and psychosocial adjustment)

F406 (specialized rehabilitation services)

2. Resident No. 1 was readmitted from a psychiatric unit following a change in his mental status. The NF did not refer this individual to the screening agency to evaluate whether or not the resident's change in mental status was sufficient to merit specialized services for mental illness. A few weeks later, the resident was again admitted to a locked psychiatric unit.

F248 F250 F285 F319 F406

See the correct answers in the next Long-Term Care Survey Alert.