River Bend Health and Rehabilitation

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

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.

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

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

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

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

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

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 rail.

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

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

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

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.

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.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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.

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

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

Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

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

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

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

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

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

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

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

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

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

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

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

Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

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.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

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

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

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

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.