Richard A. Anderson (state of Texas Veterans Land

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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

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

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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

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

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

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.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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.

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

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.