Sandstone Health Care Center

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

Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

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 safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

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.

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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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

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

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

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

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

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

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.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Use a registered nurse at least 8 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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.