Inaccurate MDS Assessment of Resident's Therapeutic Diet
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that resident assessments accurately reflected the nutritional status of a resident. Specifically, the annual Minimum Data Set (MDS) for one resident indicated that the resident was not on a therapeutic diet, as documented under Section K - Swallowing/Nutritional Status. However, a physician's order dated several months prior specified that the resident was to receive a controlled carbohydrate diet with no added salt. During interviews, the MDS Coordinator acknowledged that the MDS would need to be modified to reflect the resident's actual diet, and the Director of Nursing confirmed that the MDS should accurately represent the resident's information.