Resource Utilization Group
Resource Utilization Groups (RUG, German also care effort groups ) are groups formed from the characteristics of care home residents with a similar consumption of resources .
features
- “Clinical” sensible grouping of residents
- Similarity to flat rates per case ( DRGs ) in the acute area
- defined on the basis of a daily flat rate
- Care-relevant resident and performance characteristics
- Care and therapy expenditure
- Based on the MDS - Assessment data