Preadmission Screening & Resident Review for Younger Nursing Facility Residents with Serious Mental Illness

January 2007 Preadmission Screening & Resident Review for Younger Nursing Facility Residents with Serious Mental Illness The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) sought to determine the extent to which Preadmission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) evaluations requirements were addressed for Medicaid nursing facility residents between the ages of 22 and 64 with a primary diagnosis of serious mental illness. The OIG reviewed 186 case files of Medicaid nursing facility residents aged 22 to 64 with serious mental illness from four purposively selected nursing facilities per state. The OIG also conducted interviews with State officials, nursing facility staff, and staff . . .