Total assistance with goods and equipment received Definition: The goods and equipment provided (by purchase or loan) to the person by a HACC agency during a reporting period. In HACC MDS v2.0 you are required to report the total number of items REPORTING provided in each equipment category (in the previous MDS only the first ten CHANGES types of items were reported). Reporting this data element Each time an item of equipment or goods is provided to the client, it should be recorded in • one of the categories listed below. It does not matter if the Agency lends or purchases the item for the client, it will still be • recorded using these categories. Do not report equipment purchased for home modifications under this item. • If a client is issued with a walking stick, and later with a walking frame, both in the category • of Support and Mobility Aid, this will be reported as: Support and Mobility Aid 2. If a client were issued with a walking stick and later a hearing aid in the same reporting • period, this would be reported as: Support and Mobility Aid 1. Communication Aid 1. Where the agency has provided no assistance of a given category to the client within the • reporting period, the amount of assistance should be reported as 0. Category Description Self-Care Aids These aids assist the client in their day-to-day routines of • cooking/eating and personal hygiene. Examples include special crockery/cutlery, bath rails/shower rails, buttonhooks, bowel and urinary appliances etc. Support and These aids assist the client with ease of mobility as well as supportive • Mobility Aids mechanisms while at rest. Support aids include callipers, splints, special beds, cushions/pillows etc, while mobility aids include belts, braces, crutches, wheelchairs (manual and motorised) etc. Communication These aids help the client with their inter-personal interaction and are • Aids inclusive of telephone attachments, writing aids, speaking aids (electrolarynx), intercom etc. Aids for Reading These are reading-specific aids provided to clients and comprise of • items like magnifying/reading glasses, braille books, reading frames etc. Medical Care Aids in this category assist clients with specific medical conditions. • Aids Included are breathing pumps, pacemakers, Ostomy/stoma appliances etc.
Total assistance with goods and equipment received Definition: The goods and equipment provided (by purchase or loan) to the person by a HACC agency during a reporting period. REPORTING CHANGES In HACC MDS v2.0 you are required to report the total number of items provided in each equipment category (in the previous MDS only the first ten types of items were reported). Reporting this data element • Each time an item of equipment or goods is provided to the client, it should be recorded in one of the categories listed below. • It does not matter if the Agency lends or purchases the item for the client, it will still be recorded using these categories. • Do not report equipment purchased for home modifications under this item. • If a client is issued with a walking stick, and later with a walking frame, both in the category of Support and Mobility Aid, this will be reported as: Support and Mobility Aid 2. • If a client were issued with a walking stick and later a hearing aid in the same reporting period, this would be reported as: Support and Mobility Aid 1. Communication Aid 1. • Where the agency has provided no assistance of a given category to the client within the reporting period, the amount of assistance should be reported as 0. Category Description Self-Care Aids • These aids assist the client in their day-to-day routines of cooking/eating and personal hygiene. Examples include special crockery/cutlery, bath rails/shower rails, buttonhooks, bowel and urinary appliances etc. Support and • These aids assist the client with ease of mobility as well as supportive Mobility Aids mechanisms while at rest. Support aids include callipers, splints, special beds, cushions/pillows etc, while mobility aids include belts, braces, crutches, wheelchairs (manual and motorised) etc. Communication • These aids help the client with their inter-personal interaction and are Aids inclusive of telephone attachments, writing aids, speaking aids (electrolarynx), intercom etc. Aids for Reading • These are reading-specific aids provided to clients and comprise of items like magnifying/reading glasses, braille books, reading frames etc. Medical Care • Aids in this category assist clients with specific medical conditions. Aids Included are breathing pumps, pacemakers, Ostomy/stoma appliances etc.
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