Solaris Healthcare College Park

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

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

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

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

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.

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

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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

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

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

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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

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.

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

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

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

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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

Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

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

Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.

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

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

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

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.

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.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment by a qualified health professional.

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

Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.

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

Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.

Ensure residents maintain acceptable nutritional status.

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

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's room or bathroom and bathing area.