Extra care can
sometimes be provided but generally with an increased
cost:
- Help with transfers (i.e., in and
out of bed or chair)
- Incontinent care
- Exit monitoring for occasional
episodes of wandering - generally a door alarm
- Oxygen usage but no administration
- Patients must be able to monitor their own
equipment
- Night time assistance
- Colostomy - must be self care
- Injections - must be self care
- Accommodations for wheelchair
dependent resident
- Special diets beyond the standard
- Transportation services
- Care for the demanding resident of
the difficult family
- Complicated medication
administration
- An individualized activity program
Some of these procedures can be
provided by an outside nursing service and are, in some
cases, covered by Medi-Care part B.
Exclusions
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