ARLEIGH BURKE PAVILION

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

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

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

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

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

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.

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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.

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

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

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

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

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

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

Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Make sure that doctors visit residents regularly, as required.

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

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

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.