Village Health Care

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

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.

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

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.

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

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

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

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

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

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

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

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.

Post nurse staffing information every day.