6 Point Scale
Other Codes
Scenarios
Who, What, & How?
Continence
100

Resident completes the activity by themselves with no assistance from a helper.

06. Independent

100

CNA attempts to change resident and the resident refuses to complete the activity

07. Patient Refused

100

CNA gets the reacher that a patient needs for lower body dressing and the patient does not need any other assistance for lower body dressing, how would you code?

5 – Setup / cleanup assist

100

Resident bedfast and long-term. He has not gone out since admission and has not been in a car in years.

CAR TRANSFER: Not Applicable

100

Resident has an Ostomy or Catheter

Not Rated

200

CNA sets up or cleans up; patient completes the activity. Helper assists only prior to or following the activity.

05. Setup or clean-up assistance

200

Resident did not attempt this activity due to environmental limitations

10. Not attempted due to environmental limitations

200

Resident has been unable to eat or drink by mouth since he had a CVA one week ago. He receives nutrition and fluids through a G-Tube. How would you code eating?

NOT ATTEMPTED due to medical conditions or safety concerns

200

POC: Sit to Stand

Resident is ventilator dependent, mechanical lift transfer or otherwise is bedfast. 

Code: Not Applicable

200

The resident had no episode the entire shift

Did Not Void

300

CNA does MORE THAN HALF the effort. CNA lifts or holds trunk or limbs and provides more than half the effort.

02. Substantial/maximal assistance

300

Resident didn't attempt to perform the activity and did not perform this activity prior to the current illness, exacerbation, or injury

09. Not Applicable

300

Resident requires the physical assistance more than half of the CNA to transfer with a wheelchair to bed. How would you code this?

SUBSTANTIAL/MAX ASST: CNA does MORE THAN HALF the effort

300

CNA provides verbal cues and/or touching/steadying and/or contact guard assistance as resident completes activity.

SUPERVISION OR TOUCH: verbal cues &or touching/steadying or contact guard

300

The resident had ask for assistance to go to the restroom and has no incontinent episode this shift.

Continent

400

CNA does LESS THAN HALF the effort. CNA lifts holds or supports trunk or limbs, but provides less than half the effort.

03. Partial/moderate assistance

400

The activity was not attempted due to medical condition or safety.

88. Not attempted due to medical condition or safety

400

Mr. L had bilateral amputations he uses a wheelchair and does not walk. How would you code for walking 10 feet?

09 – Not applicable

400

Incontinence of any amount of urine sufficient to dampen undergarments, briefs, or pads during daytime or nighttime.

Incontinent

500

CNA does ALL of the effort. Resident does none of the effort to complete the activity.  

DEPENDENT: CNA does ALL of the effort

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