MDS Care Plans: A Person-Centered, Interdisciplinary Approach to Care, Second Edition

Improve your CAA process and develop a more comprehensive plan of care while improving MDS 3.0 accuracy!

MDS Care Plans: A Person-Centered, Interdisciplinary Approach to Care, Second Edition helps you navigate recent changes to the RAI and includes more than 100 customizable care plan templates, as well as the most up-to-date care area assessment (CAA) worksheets from CMS. With many updated regulations already in effect, this timely book covers Section GG, discharge planning, QAPI, person-centered care, and survey changes, as well as the changes resulting from the ICD-10 transition. 

The CAA worksheets available for download in this manual will help you improve resident outcomes by knowing what to look for in each assessment. Each care plan provides a framework for guiding the review of trigger areas and clarifying a resident’s functional status and related causes of impairments. By developing a template process to complete the CAA and modifying the care plans provided in this resource, you’ll fit the individual needs of your residents while satisfying the requirements of the new assessment process.

This product will help facilities:

·        Save time developing person-centered care plans using more than 100 customizable templates

·        Evaluate and create valuable CAAs and improve MDS 3.0 accuracy

·        Help customers navigate recent changes to the RAI

·        Integrate the voice of the resident, family, and staff in the development of the care plan

·        Make use of proven tools and expert guidance

·        Save time and effort by eliminating documentation redundancy when completing the CAA

·        Implement a strategic plan for the entire IDT that embraces person-centered care

What’s new in the second edition?

·        CMS’ most up-to-date CAA worksheets available for download

·        An expanded section on culture change for CAA process and outcome improvement

·        New care plans addressing discharge planning and Section GG functional abilities

·        Updated instructions for completing a baseline care plan within 48 hours of admission

·        Guidance on new MDS item sets and their implications for care planning according to the latest RAI changes, including Section GG and revisions to Sections O and P

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