M0150: Risk of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries

Item Rationale

Health-related Quality of Life

It is important to recognize and evaluate each resident’s risk factors and to identify and evaluate all areas at risk of constant pressure.

Planning for Care

The care process should include efforts to stabilize, reduce, or remove underlying risk factors; to monitor the impact of the interventions; and to modify the interventions as appropriate.

Steps for Assessment

Based on the item(s) reviewed for M0100, determine if the resident is at risk for developing a pressure ulcer/injury.

If the medical record reveals that the resident currently has a pressure ulcer/injury, a scar over a bony prominence, or a non-removable dressing or device, the resident is at risk for worsening or new pressure ulcers/injuries.

Review formal risk assessment tools to determine the resident’s “risk score.”

Review the components of the clinical assessment conducted for evidence of pressure ulcer/injury risk.

Coding Instructions

Code 0, no: if the resident is not at risk for developing pressure ulcers/injuries based on a review of information gathered for M0100.

Code 1, yes: if the resident is at risk for developing pressure ulcers/injuries based on a review of information gathered for M0100.