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| St. Johnsville Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Inc. 7 Timmerman Ave., St. Johnsville, NY 13452 518-568-5037 |
| Suggested Visiting Hours: 10am - 8pm additional hrs. can be requested through RFS |
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| MDS 3.0 |
Since early in the 1990s, nursing home staff members have been required to complete a minimum
data set (MDS) at intervals set by the federal regulations as part of the assessment of all residents
living in a nursing home that accepts Medicare and/or Medicaid funding. This assessment, initially and
primarily designed to enhance the quality of care in the nursing home, is also used for determining
Medicare payments, Medicaid payments in some states and publically reported quality information,
among other things.
On October 2010, we will begin using a new version of the assessment: the MDS 3.0. This
assessment tool incorporates several new standardized, clinically-proven assessments, many of which
are based on the resident's voice and, in some cases, the voice of their loved one. Interviewing the
resident is a major component of this new assessment. We have included some of the questions a
Patient would be asked in this interview for your review and invite you to contact Sally Rush MDS
Data Collection, Lisa Hubbard RFS or Lisa Volk Administrator.
Resident Mood Interview
Say to resident "Over the last 2 weeks, have you been bothered by any of the following problems?"
data set (MDS) at intervals set by the federal regulations as part of the assessment of all residents
living in a nursing home that accepts Medicare and/or Medicaid funding. This assessment, initially and
primarily designed to enhance the quality of care in the nursing home, is also used for determining
Medicare payments, Medicaid payments in some states and publically reported quality information,
among other things.
On October 2010, we will begin using a new version of the assessment: the MDS 3.0. This
assessment tool incorporates several new standardized, clinically-proven assessments, many of which
are based on the resident's voice and, in some cases, the voice of their loved one. Interviewing the
resident is a major component of this new assessment. We have included some of the questions a
Patient would be asked in this interview for your review and invite you to contact Sally Rush MDS
Data Collection, Lisa Hubbard RFS or Lisa Volk Administrator.
Resident Mood Interview
Say to resident "Over the last 2 weeks, have you been bothered by any of the following problems?"
- Little interest or pleasure in doing things
- Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
- Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
- Feeling tired or having little energy
- Poor appetite or overeating
- Feeling bad about yourself-or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
- Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
- Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite- being so
fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual - Thought that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way