Baton Rouge Health Care Center

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

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

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

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

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

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

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

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

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.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.