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Type of provider.

1.Nursing home (SNF/NF).

2.Swing Bed.

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A.Federal OBRA Reason for Assessment.

01.Admission assessment (required by day 14).

02.Quarterly review assessment.

03.Annual assessment.

04.Significant change in status assessment.

05.Significant correction to prior comprehensive assessment.

06.Significant correction to prior quarterly assessment.

99.Not OBRA required assessment.

B.PPS Assessment.

PPS Scheduled Assessments for a Medicare Part A Stay.

01.5-day scheduled assessment.

02.14-day scheduled assessment.

03.30-day scheduled assessment.

04.60-day scheduled assessment.

05.90-day scheduled assessment.

06.Readmission/return assessment.

PPS Unscheduled Assessments for a Medicare Part A Stay.

07.Unscheduled assessment used for PPS (OMRA, significant or clinical change, or significant correction assessment).

Not PPS Assessment.

99.Not PPS assessment.

C.PPS Other Medicare Required Assessment - OMRA.

0.No...

1.Start of therapy assessment.

2.End of therapy assessment.

3.Both Start and End of therapy assessment.

D.Is this a Swing Bed clinical change assessment? Complete only if A0200 = 2.

0.No...

1.Yes.

E.Is this assessment the first assessment (OBRA, PPS, or Discharge) since the most recent admission?

0.No...

1.Yes.

F.Entry/discharge reporting

01.Entry record.

10.Discharge assessment-return not anticipated.

11.Discharge assessment-return anticipated.

12.Death in facility record.

99.Not entry/discharge record.

Section A.

Identification Information.

Section A.

Identification Information.

Section A.

Identification Information.

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01.Community (private home/apt., board/care, assisted living, group home).

02.Another nursing home or swing bed.

03.Acute hospital.

04.Psychiatric hospital.

05.Inpatient rehabilitation facility.

06.MR/DD facility.

07.Hospice.

99.Other.

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01.Community (private home/apt., board/care, assisted living, group home).

02.Another nursing home or swing bed.

03.Acute hospital.

04.Psychiatric hospital.

05.Inpatient rehabilitation facility.

06.MR/DD facility.

07.Hospice.

08.Deceased.

99.Other.

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Observation end date:

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Month Day

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Year

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A.Has the resident had a Medicare-covered stay since the most recent entry?

0.No Skip to B0100, Comatose.

1.Yes Continue to A2400B, Start date of most recent Medicare stay.

B. Start date of most recent Medicare stay:

C. End date of most recent Medicare stay - Enter dashes if stay is ongoing:

Section B.

Hearing, Speech, and Vision.

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Persistent vegetative state/no discernible consciousness.

0.No Continue to B0200, Hearing.

1.Yes Skip to G0110, Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Assistance.

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Ability to hear (with hearing aid or hearing appliances if normally used).

0.Adequate - no difficulty in normal conversation, social interaction, listening to TV.

1.Minimal difficulty - difficulty in some environments (e.g., when person speaks softly or setting is noisy).

2.Moderate difficulty - speaker has to increase volume and speak distinctly.

3.Highly impaired - absence of useful hearing.

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Hearing aid or other hearing appliance used in completing B0200, Hearing.

0.No...

1.Yes.

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Select best description of speech pattern.

0.Clear speech - distinct intelligible words.

1.Unclear speech - slurred or mumbled words.

2.No speech - absence of spoken words.

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Ability to express ideas and wants, consider both verbal and non-verbal expression.

0.Understood.

1.Usually understood - difficulty communicating some words or finishing thoughts but is able if prompted or given time.

2.Sometimes understood - ability is limited to making concrete requests.

3.Rarely/never understood.

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Understanding verbal content, however able (with hearing aid or device if used).

0.Understands - clear comprehension.

1.Usually understands - misses some part/intent of message but comprehends most conversation.

2.Sometimes understands - responds adequately to simple, direct communication only.

3.Rarely/never understands.

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Ability to see in adequate light (with glasses or other visual appliances).

0.Adequate - sees fine detail, including regular print in newspapers/books.

1.Impaired - sees large print, but not regular print in newspapers/books.

2.Moderately impaired - limited vision; not able to see newspaper headlines but can identify objects.

3.Highly impaired - object identification in question, but eyes appear to follow objects.

4.Severely impaired - no vision or sees only light, colors or shapes; eyes do not appear to follow objects.

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Corrective lenses (contacts, glasses, or magnifying glass) used in completing B1000, Vision.

0.No...

1.Yes.

Section C.

Cognitive Patterns.

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0.No (resident is rarely/never understood) Skip to and complete C0700-C1000, Staff Assessment for Mental Status.

1.Yes Continue to C0200, Repetition of Three Words.

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Ask resident: “I am going to say three words for you to remember. Please repeat the words after I have said all three.

The words are: sock, blue, and bed. Now tell me the three words.”

Number of words repeated after first attempt.

0.None.

1.One.

2.Two.

3.Three.

After the resident's first attempt, repeat the words using cues ("sock, something to wear; blue, a color; bed, a piece of furniture"). You may repeat the words up to two more times.

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Ask resident: "Please tell me what year it is right now."

A.Able to report correct year.

0.Missed by > 5 years or no answer.

1.Missed by 2-5 years.

2.Missed by 1 year.

3.Correct.

Ask resident: "What month are we in right now?"

B.Able to report correct month.

0.Missed by > 1 month or no answer.

1.Missed by 6 days to 1 month.

2.Accurate within 5 days.

Ask resident: "What day of the week is today?"

C.Able to report correct day of the week.

0.Incorrect or no answer.

1.Correct.

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Ask resident: "Let's go back to an earlier question. What were those three words that I asked you to repeat?" If unable to remember a word, give cue (something to wear; a color; a piece of furniture) for that word.

A.Able to recall "sock".

0.No - could not recall.

1.Yes, after cueing ("something to wear").

2.Yes, no cue required.

B.Able to recall "blue".

0.No - could not recall.

1.Yes, after cueing ("a color").

2.Yes, no cue required.

C.Able to recall "bed".

0.No - could not recall.

1.Yes, after cueing ("a piece of furniture").

2.Yes, no cue required.

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Add scores for questions C0200-C0400 and fill in total score (00-15).

Enter 99 if the resident was unable to complete the interview.

Section C.

Cognitive Patterns.

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0.No (resident was able to complete interview ) Skip to C1300, Signs and Symptoms of Delirium.

1.Yes (resident was unable to complete interview) Continue to C0700, Short-term Memory OK.

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Seems or appears to recall after 5 minutes.

0.Memory OK.

1.Memory problem.

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Seems or appears to recall long past.

0.Memory OK.

1.Memory problem.

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Made decisions regarding tasks of daily life.

0.Independent - decisions consistent/reasonable.

1.Modified independence - some difficulty in new situations only.

2.Moderately impaired - decisions poor; cues/supervision required.

3.Severely impaired - never/rarely made decisions.

Coding:

0.Behavior not present .

1.Behavior continuously present, does not fluctuate.

2.Behavior present, fluctuates (comes and goes, changes in severity).

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A.Inattention - Did the resident have difficulty focusing attention (easily distracted, out of touch or difficulty following what was said)?

B.Disorganized thinking - Was the resident's thinking disorganized or incoherent (rambling or irrelevant conversation, unclear or illogical flow of ideas, or unpredictable switching from subject to subject)?

C.Altered level of consciousness - Did the resident have altered level of consciousness (e.g., vigilant - startled easily to any sound or touch; lethargic - repeatedly dozed off when being asked questions, but responded to voice or touch; stuporous - very difficult to arouse and keep aroused for the interview; comatose - could not be aroused)?

D.Psychomotor retardation- Did the resident have an unusually decreased level of activity such as sluggishness, staring into space, staying in one position, moving very slowly?

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Is there evidence of an acute change in mental status from the resident's baseline?

0.No...

1.Yes.

Section D.

Mood.

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0.No (resident is rarely/never understood) Skip to and complete D0500-D0600, Staff Assessment of Resident Mood (PHQ-9-OV).

1.Yes Continue to D0200, Resident Mood Interview (PHQ-9©).

Add scores for all frequency responses in Column 2, Symptom Frequency. Total score must be between 00 and 27. Enter 99 if unable to complete interview (i.e., Symptom Frequency is blank for 3 or more items).

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Was responsible staff or provider informed that there is a potential for resident self harm?

0.No...

1.Yes.

Section D.

Mood.

Add scores for all frequency responses in Column 2, Symptom Frequency. Total score must be between 00 and 30.

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Was responsible staff or provider informed that there is a potential for resident self harm?

0.No...

1.Yes.

Section E.

Behavior.

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Were any behavioral symptoms in questions E0200 coded 1, 2, or 3?

0.No Skip to E0800, Rejection of Care.

1.Yes Considering all of E0200, Behavioral Symptoms, answer E0500 and E0600 below.

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Did any of the identified symptom(s):

A.Put the resident at significant risk for physical illness or injury?

0.No...

1.Yes.

B.Significantly interfere with the resident's care?

0.No...

1.Yes.

C.Significantly interfere with the resident's participation in activities or social interactions?

0.No...

1.Yes.

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Did any of the identified symptom(s):

A.Put others at significant risk for physical injury?

0.No...

1.Yes.

B.Significantly intrude on the privacy or activity of others?

0.No...

1.Yes.

C.Significantly disrupt care or living environment?

0.No...

1.Yes.

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Did the resident reject evaluation or care (e.g., bloodwork, taking medications, ADL assistance) that is necessary to achieve the resident's goals for health and well-being? Do not include behaviors that have already been addressed (e.g., by discussion or care planning with the resident or family), and/or determined to be consistent with resident values, preferences, or goals.

0.Behavior not exhibited.

1.Behavior of this type occurred 1 to 3 days.

2.Behavior of this type occurred 4 to 6 days, but less than daily.

3.Behavior of this type occurred daily.