Mobility Decline Prevention
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Modules - Mobility Decline Prevention
CONDUCT RESIDENT INTERVIEWS
You can also monitor the FIT program through periodic interviews with participating residents. Most residents, even those with moderate-to-severe cognitive impairments, can reliably report on their care (4, 5). They can tell you whether in fact they received it, they can tell you if they liked it, and often they can tell you how to improve it. All you have to do is ask them.
Resident interviews, even short ones, are time consuming to conduct. Consequently you'll want to complete them at fairly long intervals. Our recommendation? A supervisor should try to interview all participating residents individually at some point in the first month of the FIT program. This will allow each resident to give feedback that will help you create a more responsive program. Thereafter, we recommend repeating interviews during the residents' MDS reassessments.
Keep the interview short and simple. Follow our protocol for conducting resident interviews, presented in the Quality-of-Life Assessment Module.
Click here to view the interview protocol.
Sample interview questions include:
- Did a nurse aide ask you to walk today?
- How many times did you walk today?
- Did a nurse aide help you to the toilet today?
- How many times were you helped to the toilet today?
- Did a nurse aide help you with arm exercises today?
- Did you get enough exercise today? Too much? Too little?
Be sure to record responses. Our resident interview protocol includes suggestions for interpreting and reporting results.
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