Mid-Wilshire Health Care Cntr

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

Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

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

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

Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.

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

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.

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

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 menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

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

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

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

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

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

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.

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

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

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

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

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

Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

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

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.