FITCHBURG HEALTHCARE

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

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

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

Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.

Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

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

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

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

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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.

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

Have an agreement with an approved laboratory to obtain services, if on-site laboratory services aren't provided.

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.

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

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

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

Provide appropriate foot care.

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

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

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

Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.