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The mini–mental state examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a 30-point questionnaire that is used extensively in clinical and research settings to measure cognitive impairment. [1] [2] It is commonly used in medicine and allied health to screen for dementia. It is also used to estimate the severity and progression of cognitive impairment and ...
The mental status examination (MSE) is an important part of the clinical assessment process in neurological and psychiatric practice. It is a structured way of observing and describing a patient's psychological functioning at a given point in time, under the domains of appearance, attitude, behavior, mood and affect, speech, thought process, thought content, perception, cognition, insight, and ...
MDS assessments are required for residents on admission to the nursing facility and then periodically, within specific guidelines and time frames. Participants in the assessment process are health care professionals and direct care staff such as registered nurses , licensed practical or vocational nurses (LPN/LVN), Therapists, Social Services ...
Suzanne L. Gresham, 84, a pioneer in community mental health, died December 13. She had guided Comprehensive Mental Health Services (Meridian Health).
As a result, patients who lived in the long-term care units were placed to lower-quality nursing facilities. The hospital was converted to a clinic named Oak Forest Health Center of Cook County, which later closed. The buildings on the 153-acre campus are in the process of being demolished.
MUNCIE, Ind. — The city of Muncie is offering a credit monitoring service to its employees after a "data privacy incident" exposed their personal information, including Social Security numbers.
The judge "wrote an opinion that is knowingly unlawful, goes against our Constitution, and, if allowed to stand, would be the end of the Presidency as we know it," Trump wrote in his post.
As of the end of fiscal year 2010, the center had an annual budget expenditure of US$68,111,000. [4] As of the end of fiscal year 2008, the center had 1,119 employees, 587 residents and an annual cost per resident of $175,844. [5] The Shapiro Center was generating and submitting to the state treasury, 65% of its total operational costs.