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LOC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What score is required for Nursing Facility Level of Care? | 18 points |
| How many LOC categories exist? | 12 |
| What is a trigger? | Automatic qualification from a single category |
| Do you stop the assessment after a trigger? | No; complete the entire assessment |
| Late-loss ADLs? | Mobility; Eating; Toileting |
| Early-loss ADLs? | Bathing; Dressing; Grooming; Medication Management; Meal Prep |
| Wandering definition? | Movement without a rational purpose or destination awareness |
| Resisting care definition? | Refusal of needed care due to distrust; fear; or behavioral symptoms |
| Delusion definition? | Fixed false belief despite evidence |
| Hallucination definition? | False sensory perception |
| Minimal mental health monitoring? | Monthly monitoring of a stable condition |
| Moderate mental health monitoring? | Monthly monitoring of an unstable condition |
| Maximum mental health monitoring? | Weekly monitoring of an unstable condition |
| Best source for cognition coding? | Observation and collateral contacts |
| C1 assesses? | Daily decision-making ability |
| Three memory types? | Short-term; Procedural; Situational |
| Short-term memory test? | 3-word recall |
| Procedural memory? | Ability to recall steps of a task |
| Situational memory? | Recognition of familiar people and places |
| Sundowning? | Worsening cognition later in the day |
| Communication section evaluates? | Making self understood and understanding others |
| Cognition trigger? | Coma or no discernible consciousness |
| High Yield Exam Facts | Last 3 days is a critical lookback period. • Code controlled behaviors if they would return without supports. • Use collateral contacts whenever cognition is impaired. • Think holistically: one cognitive deficit often affects others. |