UNITED HEBREW GERIATRIC CENTER

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

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Protect each resident from mistreatment, neglect and misappropriation of personal property.

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

Make sure that the facility is administered in an acceptable way that maintains the well-being of each resident .

Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs.

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