Resident Appraisals
Posted on February 28th, 2008 by Care and Compliance
We recently received a phone call from a new Assisted Living administrator that was preparing to head to a local nursing home to evaluate a potential new resident for the first time. This administrator, being new to her position, wanted to clarify the types of things she should be looking for during a pre-admission appraisal.
Here is a brief list of information you need to collect and/or review as part of a pre-admission appraisal:
- Current physician’s report, including the physician’s primary and secondary diagnoses
- Tuberculosis test results
- Documentation of prior medical services and history (e.g., surgeries, etc.)
- Basic current health information, such as height, weight, and blood pressure
- General physical condition, including vision, hearing, speech, and walking with or without assistance
- Record of current prescribed medications
- Ability to self-administer medications, or amount of assistance required
- Information related to prohibited or restricted medical conditions, such as insulin injections, oxygen administration, etc.
- Amount of assistance needed with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, continence, and eating
- Special dietary requirements
- Ambulatory status, including the use of ambulatory aides or devices (e.g., wheelchair, walker, cane)
- Mental condition (depression, memory impairments, dementia, mild cognitive impairment, etc.)
- Behavioral issues (wandering, elopement, aggression)
- Activity preferences
Keep in mind that this is only a brief list of the things to evaluate during a resident appraisal, but starting with these keypoints will have you on your way to a thorough pre-admission appraisal that will hopefully lead to a successful admission.
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