Avamere Rehabilitation of Oregon City

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

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.

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

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.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

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

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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.

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

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

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

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

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

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

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

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 a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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