S6500


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Property Specification
Data System MDS
Data Specs V3.01.0
Description Comfort care provided in the last 14 days
Item Text Comfort care provided. In the last 14 days, has the resident received comfort care? Comfort care consists of medical care and treatment provided with the primary goal of reducing suffering. Food and fluids are offered by mouth; medication, turning in bed, wound care, and other measures are used to relieve suffering; and oxygen, suctioning, and manual treatment of airway obstruction are used as needed for comfort.
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Type Code
Length 1
Fixed Start-End 2682-2682
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Active
Inactive NPE,IPA,SP,SD,ST,XX
State optional NC,NQ,NP,ND,NT

Item Values
Value LOINC Text
0 No
1 Yes
- Not assessed/no information

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Edit ID Type Severity Edit Text
-3808 Format Warning When this Section S item is required by a State, it should equal one of the valid values indicated in the data specifications for that item. Note that for numeric items, signed numbers (with a leading plus or minus sign) should not be submitted.

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