Ayden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

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.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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 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.

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

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

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.

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.

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.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.