[Verified Answer]: What is the effect of the cognition…

What is the effect of the cognition covariate for the long-stay MDS 3.0 QM Percent of Residents Whose Ability to Walk Independently Worsened?It increases the QM score due to a worsening in ability to walk due to cognitive impairment.It stratifies the results based on ability to walk 150 feet independently.It results in exclusion of the resident from the calculation, since he or she is unable to make-self understood.The facilitys QM-adjusted score is decreased to compensate for a higher-than-average number of residents who have severe cognitive impairment.