AUTUMN LAKE HEALTHCARE AT PIKESVILLE

Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.

Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.

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

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

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

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

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

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.

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.

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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

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

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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.

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

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

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

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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

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

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.

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

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.

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

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

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

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

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

Protect each resident from all abuse, physical punishment, and involuntary separation from others.

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 activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.

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

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

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

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

Prevent a loss in range of motion among residents who entered the nursing home with a full range of motion, unless it is unavoidable due to resident’s clinical condition.

Ensure that residents with limited range of motion receive appropriate treatment and services to increase range of motion or prevent further decrease in range of motion.

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

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.

Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.

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

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

At least once a month, have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's medication(s) and report any irregularities to the attending doctor.

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

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

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Let residents refuse treatment, refuse to take part in an experiment, or formulate advance directives.

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.

Provide care for residents in a way that maintains or improves their dignity and respect in full recognition of their individuality.

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.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

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

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

Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.

Provide housekeeping and maintenance services.

Provide adequate and comfortable lighting levels in all areas.

Conduct initial and periodic assessments of each resident's functional capacity.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.

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