Riverwalk Post Acute

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

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

Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

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

Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.

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

Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the extent allowed by State law.

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

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

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

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…

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.

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

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

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

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.