NORTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SNF UNIT

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 menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

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.

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

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

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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 that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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.

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

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.

Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.

Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents.

Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.

Have a program that investigates, controls and keeps infection from spreading.

Maintain drug records and properly mark/label drugs and other similar products according to accepted professional standards.

Provide routine and emergency drugs through a licensed pharmacist and only under the general supervision of a licensed nurse.

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.

Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.

Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.

Ensure that each resident's 1) entire drug/medication regimen is free from unnecessary drugs; and 2) is managed and monitored to achieve highest level of well-being.

Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident .

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

Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.

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

Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.

Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.

Allow residents to easily view the results of the nursing home's most recent inspection.

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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