Riverside Nursing Centre

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

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

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.

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.

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

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

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

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.

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

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

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

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

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

Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.

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

Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.