United Helpers Nursing Home

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Keep each resident free from physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

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 a safe, clean, comfortable and home-like environment; and allow residents to use personal belongings to the extent possible.

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

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

Make sure that each residents' abilities in activities of daily living do not decline, unless unavoidable.

Make sure that residents receive treatments/services to maintain or improve their ability to care for themselves.

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.

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

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

Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing.

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.

Quickly tell the resident's doctor the results of laboratory tests.

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