Doctors Community Rehabilitation and Patient Care

Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service.

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

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

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

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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

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

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

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

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

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

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

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

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

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

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

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

Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.

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.

Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's record.

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

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

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

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

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Provide appropriate foot care.

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

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

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

Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

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