MDS Lookup

Item E0900 Source v1.20.1 - 2025-10-01 Matrix v1.20.1v4 - 2025-10-01
E0900 E Manual page E-18

Wandering—Presence & Frequency

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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7 matrix group(s) are already attached for review on this item.

Answer coverage

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

Answer Codes

Code 0
Behavior not exhibited
if wandering was not exhibited during the 7-day look-back period. Skip to Change in Behavior or Other Symptoms item (E1100).
Code 1
Behavior of this type occurred 1-3 days
if the resident wandered on 1-3 days during the 7-day look-back period, regardless of the number of episodes that occurred on any one of th...
Code 2
Behavior of this type occurred 4-6 days, but less than daily
if the resident wandered on 4-6 days during the 7-day look-back period, regardless of the number of episodes that occurred on any one of th...
Code 3
Behavior of this type occurred daily
if the resident wandered daily during the 7-day look-back period, regardless of the number of episodes that occurred on any one of those da...