CONTINENTAL CARE AND REHABILITATION

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

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.

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

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

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

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

Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

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

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

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

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

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

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

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

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

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

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

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

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

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

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

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

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

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

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

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

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

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