ASHLAND NURSING AND REHABILITATION, ASHLAND, VA — Violations & Inspection Reports

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.

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

Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.

Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.

Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.

Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.

Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

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

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

Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.

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

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.

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

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Include as part of its infection prevention and control program, mandatory training that includes written standards, policies, and procedures for the program.

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.

Provide training in compliance and ethics.

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

Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members.

Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents.

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Provide appropriate foot care.

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.

Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

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