Ridgecrest Retirement and Healthcare Community

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

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

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

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

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

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

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

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Have policies on smoking.

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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

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

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

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

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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

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

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.