CMS Manual System - Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

(vii) Psychosocial well-being
―Psychosocial well-being‖ refers to the resident‘s positive or negative feelings
about him or herself or his/her social relationships.
(viii) Physical functioning and structural problems
―Physical functioning and structural problems‖ refers to the resident‘s physical
functional status, ability to perform activities of daily living, and the resident‘s
need for staff assistance and assistive devices or equipment to maintain or
improve functional abilities.
(ix) Continence
―Continence‖ refers to the resident‘s patterns of bladder and bowel continence
(control), pattern of elimination, and appliances used.
(x) Disease diagnosis and health conditions
―Disease diagnoses and health conditions‖
(xi) Dental and nutritional status
―Dental and nutritional status‖.
―Dental condition status‖ refers to the condition of the teeth, gums, and other
structures of the oral cavity that may affect a resident‘s nutritional status,
communication abilities, or quality of life. The assessment should include the
need for, and use of, dentures or other dental appliances.
―Nutritional status‖ refers to weight, height, hematologic and biochemical
assessments, clinical observations of nutrition, nutritional intake, resident‘s eating
habits and preferences, dietary restrictions, supplements, and use of appliances.
(xii) Skin conditions
―Skin conditions‖ refers to the resident‘s development, or risk of development of
a pressure sore.
(xiii) Activity pursuit
―Activity pursuit‖ refers to the resident‘s ability and desire to take part in
activities which maintain or improve, physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing.
Activity pursuits refer to any activity outside of activities of daily living
(ADLs) which a person pursues in order to obtain a sense of well-being. Also,
includes activities which provide benefits in self-esteem, pleasure, comfort, health