M M EWING CONTINUING CARE CENTER

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

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

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

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

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

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

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.

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

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.

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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

Ensure that residents are safe from serious medication errors.

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

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

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

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

Review or revise the resident's care plan after any major change in physical or mental health.

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

Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.