St Luke's Helen G Nassif Transitional Care Center

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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