Avamere Rehabilitation of Oregon City

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

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

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

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 nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

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

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

Post nurse staffing information every day.

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 safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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.

Provide appropriate foot care.

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.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

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

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

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

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

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

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

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

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

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

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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

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

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.