Description
Book SynopsisThis book stands out because it focuses on the "how"—not the "why"—of nursing home care. Of exceptional importance is its detailed discussion of the Minimum Data Set (MDS), a structured assessment required by both Medicare and Medicaid for all residents of skilled nursing facilities.
Trade ReviewThis small manual is practical and to the point. It should be required reading for every fellow in geriatric psychiatry. Even experienced practitioners might be expected to occasionally carry it to the nursing home to use as a ready reference regarding issues not usually discussed in standard textbooks of geriatric psychiatry. The information in this text embodies the basic tenets for all those who intend to carry on some aspect of practice within the long-term care facility and survive financially. It is truly a 'how-to' book in the best sense of the word.
* Journal of Clinical Psychiatry *
Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Section I: Clinical Considerations
Chapter 1. Nursing homes, mental illness, and the role of the psychiatrist
Chapter 2. Evaluation and management of psychiatric problems in long-term care patients
Chapter 3. Sexuality in the nursing home
Section II: Regulatory Aspects—OBRA, The Minimum Data Set, and Other Regulations That Chapter 4. Affect Nursing Home Practice
Chapter 5. The Minimum Data Set (MDS) as a tool for the psychiatrist
Chapter 6. Introduction to OBRA–87 and its implications for psychiatric care
Section III: Financial Aspects
Chapter 7. Documentation, reimbursement, and coding
Chapter 8. Contracting with nursing homes
Section IV: Legal and Ethical Issues
Chapter 9. Legal and ethical issues
Section V: Perspectives for the Future
Chapter 10. Perspectives for the future
Chapter 11. Appendixes
Chapter 12. Staffing in long-term care
Chapter 13. Sample preadmission note to a nursing home
Chapter 14. Sample form for transfer from a nursing home to a hospital or clinic
Chapter 15. Minimum Data Set (MDS), Version 2.0
Chapter 16. Other scales
Suggested reading
Index
