Grace Manor Care Center

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

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

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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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

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

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Ensure residents have the right to have a choice over activities, their schedules, and health care according to their interests, assessments, and plans of care.

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

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

Make sure that special or therapeutic diets are ordered by the attending doctor.

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.

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