Emerald Care Center Claremore

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is…

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

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

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

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

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

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

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

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.

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

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.

Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition

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

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.