Wheatridge Care Center

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

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

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.

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

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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.

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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

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

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.