Deerfield Health Care Center

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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

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

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

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

1) Hire only people with no legal history of abusing, neglecting or mistreating residents; or 2) report and investigate any acts or reports of abuse, neglect or mistreatment of residents.

Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.

Make sure that residents receive treatments/services to maintain or improve their ability to care for themselves.

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

Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.

Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.

Develop and implement policies for 1) screening and training employees; and the 2) prevention, identification, investigation, and reporting of any abuse, neglect, mistreatment and misappropriation of property.

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

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program for mentally-ill and mentally-retarded patients.

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

Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards.