Artesia Christian Home

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

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

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

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.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.

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

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

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

Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

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

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

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

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

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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.

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

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

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.