Jerold Phelps Comm Hosp SNF

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

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

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.

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

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

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 enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

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

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.

Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.

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

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

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

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.

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

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

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 safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

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

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

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

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

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly