WALNUT HILLS NURSING HOME

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

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

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

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.

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

Post nurse staffing information every day.

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

Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.

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

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

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 the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

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

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

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

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

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.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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 pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

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

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

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

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.

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