Mental Illness in Nursing Homes

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Mental Illness in Nursing Homes

• Cindy Hake, CMS,
  Satellite Broadcast - July 2001

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Usefulness of MDS in Identifying Residents with
Mental Illness

• Assessment Items Capture Residents
• Characteristics
• Symptoms
• Behaviors
• History of Mental Illness
• Mental Illness Diagnoses

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Residents Care Plan Should Incorporate

• MDS Assessment Information
• Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs)
• PASRR Information

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When a Resident with M.I. has a Significant
Change in Status

• The facility must notify the State Mental Health
  Authority
• The State decides
• whether the change impacts PASRR determinations,
  and
• whether a resident review is required