Excelcare at Lewes Llc

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 the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

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

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

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

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

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

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

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

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

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

Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.

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

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

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

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed r…

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

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

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

Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.

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

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

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

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.

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