Yakima Valley School

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

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

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

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

Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.

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

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

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

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

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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

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.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

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.

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.