POWDER SPRINGS TRANSITIONAL CARE AND REHAB

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

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

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

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

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

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 timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

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

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

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

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

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.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff.

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

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

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

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

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

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

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

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

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

Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

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

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

Allow residents to have visitors.

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

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