Activity Director Exam Complete Verified Solutions Current Update

Activity Director Exam Complete Verified Solutions Current Update Main Focus of Activity Director - increase and maintain leisure interest of residents 8 Activity Categories - Physical, social, creative, productive, educational, leisure, spiritual, and democratic activities. Data Collection - is completed by a structured questionnaire or interest inventory list Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Long-Term Care - A federally mandated standard assessment form that Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities must use to collect demographic and clinical data on nursing home residents; includes screening, clinical, and functional status elements functional age - Determined by ability to carry out ADLs and live independently Livable community - A community with such features as reasonably priced housing, access to public transportation, easy navigation, and supportive services to help residents remain independent and engaged, civically and socially feminazation of poverty - functional limitation - inability to perform tasks due to decreased mental or physical abilities Ex: unable to open kitchen cabinet maintenance rehabilitation - to preserve existing function and prevent further decline tertiary prevention - actions taken to contain damage once a disease or disability has progressed beyond its early stages 2 | P a g e Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved. aimed at limiting functional impairment Requirements for long term care facilities MN - Must provide an organized activity and recreation program based on each individual as determined by assessment. Residents must participate in planning. Must be scheduled every day. Must be posted. Penalty for activity director mishap - $300: Not giving required assessments, Activity Director not trained, charging money for activities $100: not regularly scheduled, insufficient staff, inadequate space, equipment, or materials Non SNF (Assisted Living and Assisted Living Plus - Must have periodic opportunities for socialization, but do not have to offer full activity program policies and procedures - subject, purpose, policy, responsibilities, procedure Usually one policy followed by 4 procedures Documentation Requirements - Records might be required by: Licensing Agency/State Regulations, Facility Policies. AD must keep good records of attendance and involvement Documentation Type: Resident Care Plans - Required for every resident Documentation Type: Attendance Participation - Checklist Documentation Type: Initial Note or Assessment - Could use COPM or COTE Documentation Type: Observation Note - Documentation Type: Activity Progress Note - The MDS 3.0 is an assessment completed for individuals in which type of setting? - Long Term Care Facilities 3 | P a g e Katelyn Whitman© 2025, All Rights Reserved. Minimum Data Set Section F - Clients' preferences for customary routines and activities for all facilities funded by Medicare/Medicaid Completed every 3 months Asks about Daily Preferences and Activity Preferences Completion of Minimum Data Set - within 14 days of admission 1 mo after admission 3 months after admission quarterly annually if there is a significant change benchmark - baseline values the system seeks to attain standards - minimal accepted levels of achievement Quality Assurance - a system for ensuring a desired leve