Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

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

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

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

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

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

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

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

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

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

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

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.

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

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

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

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

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

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

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.

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

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

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

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

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

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

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

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

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

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