MyMichigan Medical Center Sault

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.

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

Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.

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

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

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

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

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

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

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

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

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

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

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

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

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

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

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.