Regency Care Of Silver Spring, Llc

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.

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

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

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

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

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

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

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

Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.

Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.

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

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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 and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure (1) employees report any suspicion of a crime against any resident, according to timelines; (2) post the notice of employee rights; and (3) prohibit and prevent retaliation for reporting.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

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.

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.

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids 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 that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

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.

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

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

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 manage his or her financial affairs.

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

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

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

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

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.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

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

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 mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action.