Mds/Rai Advisor

Exciting news MDS (Minimum Data Set) nurses and MDS-involved staff! The final RAI (MDS) manual has been released by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)!
Visit the “Free Forms & Resources” page of www.mdsadvisor.org to check out the Final MDS manual effective October 01, 2024.

If an MDS Coordinator or Activity Director of a nursing facility goes on vacation or has an emergency leave, do they have a back-up staff to complete the MDS assessments?

Visit www.mdsadvisor.org for MDS-related courses.

Got a new Activity Department staff who need a formal training regarding MDS Section F? Someone MDS-involved who a need for a formal review of skills for proof of competency of Section F?

Register now! Exclusive live stream event: MDS Section F: Preferences for Customary Routine and Activities. 90-minute course with summary of MDS schedule & focus on regulations/instructions on how to code Section F.

Visit www.mdsadvisor.org for specific details.

Find out more fun facts: LIVE, IN-PERSON MDS 3.0 Training Burbank, CA. Don’t miss the one and only in-person event for beginners and experienced MDS-involved IDT members who need full, formal MDS class. Hard copy, printed RAI manual is included! (Other trainings only provide digital copy.) Specific details at www.mdsadvisor.org

Finally, the RAI manual version 1.18.11 🎉

https://www.mdsadvisor.org/so/b9OT7wTIb?languageTag=en&cid=35ffe1ac-cce9-4912-871d-d7393320f6d8

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MDS/RAI Advisor on Instagram: "Do you know anyone who learned certain definitions in the MDS (MInimum Data Set) this way? No one teaches MDS like this! . Next MDS 3.0 Training on Feb. 09-11, 2023 live stream. Visit www.mdsadvisor.org for specific... MDS/RAI Advisor shared a post on Instagram: "Do you know anyone who learned certain definitions in the MDS (MInimum Data Set) this way? No one teaches MDS like this! . Next MDS 3.0 Training on Feb. 09-11, 2023 live stream. Visit www.mdsadvisor.org for specific details. . Don’t forget about proving...

After the hectic holidays, planning for the new year begins again. We are getting ready. Don’t wait ‘til it’s too late. Register for the scheduled for Feb. 09-11, 2023 before it is sold out.
Visit www.mdsadvisor.org for details.

This is the reason why MDS/RAI Advisor was born… because of many MDS experts and specialists teaching the wrong stuff to MDS nurses and many not-so-great MDS trainings we had to attend in the past.

Fact: PHQ2-9 free cue card from CMS is for SNFs/NFs, Post Acute Care, etc. The Post Acute Care “reimbursement specialist” should’ve known this or researched before incorrectly correcting. Anyone who wants to see additional publication can direct message via our website at www.mdsadvisor.org. In the meantime, check out MDS version 1.18.11 effective 10/2023 where PHQ2-9 is to be used. Please disregard the specialist’s incorrect comment.

Free PHQ9 cue card from CMS! Yay!

This basically defines how the RAI (MDS) manual works: You will not know there are exceptions to the rules because the manual will not say so. You’re going to have to figure it out on your own.

Learn the hard way or learn a better way- MDS 3.0 Training Feb. 09-11, 2023 Live Stream. Visit www.mdsadvisor.org for specific details.

for new or experienced MDS-involved staff. Live stream sessions are set up for a small number of attendees to help make the course at an optimal learning experience. Visit www.mdsadvisor.org for full details.

Self-study the latest RAI updates released by CMS within the past 2 years, take the competency course test about those revisions & about other MDS items to review your MDS skills, pass the test, print your Certificate of Completion, and add to your work personnel file to show as a tool for your facility’s assessment of staff competency.
Don’t wait until it’s too late!
Be ready when surveyors ask you. Stay competent!
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Sometimes, being an MDS Nurse or an MDS Coordinator is like being an FBI or CIA trying to find answers. Then you find that the answers don’t add up.

When Things Don't Make Sense It is time to visit cms.gov for updates. Of course, the usual Appendix B revision has been posted. But let's take a look at Appendix B closely. Appendix B 09292022 is up on the website and the link is dated as such. If you click on the Appendix B link, the file has the following on the bottom right:...

Here’s a question that only an MDS nurse can relate to. (Yes, it’s section I0020B. Space is limited- font space, that is. Gotta do what we gotta do to make things fit.)
Speaking of limited, MDS 3.0 Training has limited seats left for this August 11-13, 2022 event! Visit www.mdsadvisor.org for details before it gets sold out!

How to be an MDS Nurse Rockstar? Read the RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) manual! Attending an MDS training can be the rock to your already shining star. Don’t miss the next one this upcoming August 11-13, 2022! Yes, the RAI manual is included, unlike other trainings where it is not included🤷🏻‍♀️.

You’re an MDS Nurse Rockstar!

Possibly the last 2-day MDS Training session as live stream format will be this month. We will transition to 3-day live stream starting August 2022.

“Sock, blue, bed” was heard by the patient as “Sog, book, bet”.
Some patients who are assessed as having impaired cognition are actually hard of hearing. For those who do not have a hearing aide or those who prefer not to wear one, providing them with a hearing amplifier like during MDS interviews can make more accurate.
Yes, this is how an MDS nurse can make a difference in patients’ lives.
Thank you for upgrading our antique model SE4000 to the one in the photo, SE5000.

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