DiraChart MDS item reference
Conducted? (cont.)
Use the item-specific response choices below when structured codes apply.
if the interview should not be conducted with the resident. This option
should be selected for residents who are rarely/never understood, who need an interpreter
but one was not available, and who do not have a family member or significant other
available for interview. Skip to F0800, (Staff Assessment of Daily and Activity
Preferences).
if the resident interview should be conducted. This option should be
selected for residents who are able to be understood, for whom an interpreter is not
needed or is present, or who have a family member or significant other available for
interview. Continue to F0400 (Interview for Daily Preferences) and F0500 (Interview for
Activity Preferences).
Review what the item asks, how to choose the response, and what should be verified before submission.
1. Interact with the resident using their preferred language. Be sure they can hear you and/or has
access to their preferred method for communication. If the resident appears unable to
communicate, offer alternatives such as writing, pointing, sign language, or cue cards.
2. There may be times when, due to medical or psychiatric conditions, a resident has difficulty
communicating and understanding. When conducting resident interviews, providers are to
assess and use their clinical judgment to determine the best time in which to attempt to
conduct the resident interview. Providers are to attempt to conduct the interview with all
conscious residents.
F0300: Should Interview for Daily and Activity Preferences Be
Conducted? (cont.)
The determination as to whether or not a resident interview is conducted is not based on the
response to item B0700, Makes Self Understood. Instead, the resident interview is attempted,
and is only terminated based on the response or lack of response to the resident interview
questions/statements according to the
provided for the interview which
would render the interview incomplete.
3. If the resident is unable to complete the resident interview, attempt to conduct the interview
with a family member or significant other. If neither a family member nor significant other is
available, skip to item F0800, Staff Assessment of Daily and Activity Preferences.
4. Conduct the interview during the observation period.
5. Review Language item (A1110) to determine whether or not the resident needs or wants an
interpreter.
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If the resident needs or wants an interpreter, complete the interview with an interpreter.
Coding Instructions
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Code 0, no: if the interview should not be conducted with the resident. This option
should be selected for residents who are rarely/never understood, who need an interpreter
but one was not available, and who do not have a family member or significant other
available for interview. Skip to F0800, (Staff Assessment of Daily and Activity
Preferences).
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Code 1, yes: if the resident interview should be conducted. This option should be
selected for residents who are able to be understood, for whom an interpreter is not
needed or is present, or who have a family member or significant other available for
interview. Continue to F0400 (Interview for Daily Preferences) and F0500 (Interview for
Activity Preferences).
and Special Populations
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If the resident needs an interpreter, every effort should be made to have an interpreter
present for the MDS clinical interview. If it is not possible for a needed interpreter to be
present on the day of the interview, and a family member or significant other is not
available for interview, code F0300 = 0 to indicate interview not attempted, and complete
the Staff Assessment of Daily and Activity Preferences (F0800) instead of the interview
with the resident (F0400 and F0500).
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If the resident interview was not conducted within the look-back period of the ARD, item
F0300 must be coded 1, Yes, and the standard “no information” code (a dash “-”) entered
in the resident interview items.
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Do not complete the Staff Assessment of Daily and Activity Preferences items (F0700–
F0800) if the resident interview should have been conducted, but was not done.
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