LAURELS OF MT VERNON THE

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

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

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

Have policies on smoking.

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

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

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.

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

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.

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 that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

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

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

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

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

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.