MDS Lookup

Item H0400 Source v1.20.1 - 2025-10-01 Matrix v1.20.1v4 - 2025-10-01
H0400 H Manual page H-11

Bowel Continence

Item Rationale

Source anchor

CMS MDS 3.0 RAI Manual v1.20.1 is the governed baseline currently attached to this lookup item.

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Answer coverage

5 governed answer row(s) are attached for this item.

Answer Codes

Code 0
Always continent
if during the 7-day look-back period the resident has been continent of bowel on all occasions of bowel movements, without any episodes of...
Code 1
Occasionally incontinent
if during the 7-day look-back period the resident was incontinent of stool once. This includes incontinence of any amount of stool day or n...
Code 2
Frequently incontinent
if during the 7-day look-back period, the resident was incontinent of bowel more than once, but had at least one continent bowel movement....
Code 3
Always incontinent
if during the 7-day look-back period, the resident was incontinent of bowel for all bowel movements and had no continent bowel movements.
Code 9
Not rated
if during the 7-day look-back period the resident had an ostomy or did not have a bowel movement for the entire 7 days. (Note that these re...