VALPARAISO CARE & REHABILITATION

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

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

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

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

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

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.

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.

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

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.

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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

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

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids 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 pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

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

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

Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.

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