• RE the disease report, are there any surprises on the list (2 minutes)? Discuss with your team, as applicable, which diseases and accompanying challenges may be most amenable to interventions, education, new services or programs? For instance, osteoporosis and some of the self-imposed limitations and/or pain that may come with it (3 minutes);
• Re the medication report, do any of the medications appear to be over prescribed? Also, which medications have some pretty hefty side affects - ones that might impact safety, for example? Could there be an better choice alternative (10 minutes)?;
• Drill down on medications to the list of residents that take the medication - it will help you target specific residents for resources, education or an alternative follow-up plan (2 minutes).

• who report an unsteady gate or feeling dizzy
• who report feeling sad or depressed  
• with minimally, moderately or severely impaired memory/daily decision making (from the Cognitive Performance Scale)
• experiencing occasional or frequent episodes of incontinence
• with at least one fall in last 90 days
• with mild, moderate or severe pain that is not adequately controlled 
• who have indicated total exercise/physical activity level in last three days is less than one hour
• who have not had a colonoscopy in the last 5 years
• who have not had a mammogram in the last year
• who had at least one ER visit or one overnight hospital stay in last 90 days
• who report moderate or severe fatigue
• who rate their health as fair or poor
• who have challenges managing medications

Wouldn't it be worthwhile to know whether the percentage of residents in any of the above areas went up or down when comparing the current assessment to the previous assessment? (I.e., over time, are we improving or not in any of several areas?) It's your feedback loop to whether the interventions, programs and resources that are in place are working and viable.