MDS Alert
Plan Ahead To Meet Staff Education Needs
Improve your MDS know-how and quality of care.
Our upcoming Eli-sponsored audio conferences will educate, inform and encourage.
"The Missing Links in Person-Centered Care," with Barbara Brock on May 9 promises to show you how two person-centered care tools could set your facility apart from the others by implementing a revolutionary yet simple new service. Find out what Reality Comprehension Clock Testing (RCCT) is and what it means for your residents. Also learn new ways to identify fall risk for dementia residents and observe how a brain-stimulating curriculum of activities impacts residents' behaviors.
Listen to "Dementia 101: Dispelling the Alzheimer's disease Myths" on May 29 presented by Susan Gilster, RN, PhD, to find out how Alzheimer's disease (AD) differs from dementia, risk factors for developing AD and dementia -- and mechanisms for diagnosing AD and dementia. Also discover some surprising new techniques that can improve quality of life for residents with Alzheimer's. Also coming soon: "Master the RAI and See Your Payment, Care and Surveys Soar" on June 26, presented by Marilyn Mines, RN, RAC-C, BC, and "2007 Survey Hotspots: Culture Change in Long Term Care: MDS Part 1," with Rena Shepherd, RN, MHA, FACDONA, on July 18.
Bonus: To register, call 1-800-508-2582. Mention code 10%OFFAUDIO for 10 percent off the cost of your audio conference.
MDS Alert
- Payment:
Don't Let Your Nursing Documentation Torpedo Rehab RUGs
4 ways to stay on the same page as rehab therapists.
If nursing and therapy documentation [...] - Care Planning:
Tune In A Clear Picture Of Residents With Cancer
Use the MDS to avoid gaps in your care plan.
When developing a care plan for [...] - Reader Question:
Solve This Cancer Coding Challenge
Question: Our resident had surgery for colon cancer. We are providing wound care and colostomy [...] - Tool:
Personalize A Resident's Care: Check Out The Personal Severity Index (PSI)
These MDS items tell you a resident may be ready for end-of-life care.
You may sense [...] - Medicare:
Reap Fair Payment For Residents With Cancer Rx
3 rules help you avoid payment and compliance pitfalls
Residents receiving chemo that's not excluded from [...] - Psychosocial Care:
Get To The Bottom of Mood, Anxiety Indicators
Ask not ... and your care plan will be wanting.
Section E1 lists several indicators of [...] - Best Practices:
These Psychosocial Interventions Can Be Powerful Antidotes To Depression
Surveyors expect facilities to do more than provide medication.
Yes, your facility will trigger a quality [...] - In The Spotlight:
Let The I's Have It In Your Facility By Crafting The Right 'I Care Plan'
How to navigate the ins and outs of this person-centered care approach.
In the quality-of-life realm, [...] - Clip And Save:
Looking For An Interview Template For Assessing Mood?
There's no reason you can't use the draft MDS 3.0 to augment assessments - Management Tip:
Look For This Top Indicator That A CNA Will Make A Great Caregiver
This characteristic can go a long way toward promoting quality of life.
The No. 1 behavioral [...] - Diagnosis Coding:
4 Tips Take The Guesswork Out Of Dementia Coding
Dementia for those over 65 isn't necessarily senile.
The diagnostic maze for coding dementia can put [...] - Coding Quizzer:
Don't Let Coding Discharge Potential Throw You Off
Try your hand at this scenario.
How would you code this situation in Section Q1?
Mr. S [...] - Continuing Education:
Plan Ahead To Meet Staff Education Needs
Improve your MDS know-how and quality of care.
Our upcoming Eli-sponsored audio conferences will educate, inform [...] - MDS & Billing News
Good news: You'll have an extra year to get up to snuff with your National [...]
