Little Sisters of The Poor

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

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

Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.

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.

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.

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

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

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

Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.

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

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

Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.