Failure to Timely Complete and Transmit MDS Assessments
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments were encoded and transmitted to the State within the required 7-day timeframe for five residents. Specifically, review of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual, clinical records, and staff interviews revealed that both entry and discharge MDS assessments for several residents were not completed within the mandated period. For example, discharge and entry assessments for multiple residents were finalized well beyond the 7-day window after the assessment reference date (ARD), with some delays extending to several weeks. The Registered Nurse Assessment Coordinator Consultant confirmed that these comprehensive MDS assessments were not completed as required by regulation.