John L. Levitow Health Care Center

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

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

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

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.

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

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

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

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

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.