Main West Postacute Care

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

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

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.

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

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

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

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

Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

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

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

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

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.

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.

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.

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

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

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

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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.

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

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.