GOWER CONVALESCENT CENTER, INC

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

Ensure that paid feeding assistants have the training they need.

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 drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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

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.

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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

Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.