Brookshire Post Acute

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

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

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

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

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

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

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

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

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 the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

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

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.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).