Columbus Alzheimer's Care Ctr

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

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

Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

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

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.

Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.

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

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

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

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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.

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.

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 activities to meet all resident's needs.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

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.

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

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