Harris Health Care Center North

Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).

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

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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

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 at least two remote exits on each floor or fire section of the building.

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Use approved construction type or materials.

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

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

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 medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.

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

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

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

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

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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

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

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.

Have policies on smoking.

Use approved construction type or materials.

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Provide at least two remote exits on each floor or fire section of the building.

Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

Provide at least two remote exits on each floor or fire section of the building.

Use approved construction type or materials.

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

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

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.