Skilled Nursing Facilities

MDS 2.0 Question Types Overview

MDS assessment records in PointClickCare can have various different question types available to be answered to assess the residents in your care. This gives a brief overview of the standard assessment question types found.

  • Text Box Questions - Allow entry of text to be entered by the assessor, number of characters allowed in the text box is limited dependent on configuration.

  • Date or Date/Time Questions - Allows for entry of a Date (and Time if applicable) to be entered.

  • Multiple Choice Questions - Allows for only one response to be selected and can appear horizontally, vertically, with number boxes, a list.

  • Yes/No check boxes - Allows for the check box to be selected or cleared and can appear as a standalone question or as part of a multi-option question where more than one response may be checked.

  • Numeric Response Questions - Allows for entry of numbers only (Ex: 0, 1, 2, and so on) into this response box, the length of the response box is limited dependent on configuration.

  • Pop-up Search Questions - Allows for you to search a code or description for a question that may have a large number of possible responses.

  • Depending on your configuration, there are Rules (errors, warnings, logic), Triggers and you can look back at POC documentation for some questions.

  • MDS records also contain auto-population of certain responses. These responses pull from other areas of the resident's chart into the MDS record.