HUDSON BAY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION

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.

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

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

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

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

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

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

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

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

Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.

Provide enough power supply for lighting all entrances and exits; equipment for fire detection and alarm systems, and extinguishers.

Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.

Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.

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

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.

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.

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

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

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 request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.

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