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The Minimum Data Set: Recommendations to Help States Better Support Nursing Home Residents Who Seek Community Living

06/20/2007 | Requests *

Summary

This Discussion paper summarizes the background and recommendations for potential changes to make the Minimum Data Set and related policies and practices more useful to states for identifying and supporting nursing home residents who wish to return to their homes and communities. Section Q of the MDS has, for some years, been discussed at state and national conferences, training sessions, on conference calls, during technical assistance visits, and in talks among state Medicaid staff.

Author

Reinhard, Susan C.; Hendrickson, Leslie

Available Files

Report PDF (326K, 31 pages)

Keywords

Nursing Facility Transition; MDS; Minimum Data Set; Section Q; 19th RAP; Discharge Planning;

Topic

Long-Term Care, Money Follows the Person

Type/Tool

Reports

Source

Rutgers/NASHP

State

All States/Territories

Date Created

07/06/2007

Contact

Nirvana Huhtala Petlick

npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/1972

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