MDS 3.0 User's Manual

CMS Long-Term Care Resident Assessment Instrument: User’s Manual for MDS 3.0.

Changes in content were most recently released by CMS in September 2011 that impacted numerous portions of the manual and go into effect October 1st. This new edition addresses all of these changes as well as captures multiple edits made to the manual in 2010. Also includes a CD-ROM for quick searches. 

Chapters include:

• Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)

• Assessments for the RAI

• Overview to the Item-by-Item Guide to the MDS 3.0 (21 parts)

• Care Areas Assessment (CAA) Process and Care Planning

• Submission and Correction of the MDS Assessments

• Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment Systems  (PPS)  

Appendices include:

• Glossary and Common Acronyms

• State Agency and CMS Regional Office RAI/MDS Contacts

• Care Area Assessment (CAA) Resources

• Interviewing to Increase Resident Voice in MDS Assessments

• Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS) Scoring Rules

• MDS 3.0 Draft Matrix

• References

• Forms  

AHCA, 2011, binder with tabs, 1,164 pages, CD-ROM