SWANTON VALLEY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTE

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.