Bertha D Garten Ketcham Memorial Center

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.

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

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

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

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

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.

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

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

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.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

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.

Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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