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Scope/Severity: D

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

Scope/Severity: D

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Scope/Severity: D

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Scope/Severity: D

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

Scope/Severity: D

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Scope/Severity: D

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.

Scope/Severity: D

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

Scope/Severity: D

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

Scope/Severity: D

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

Scope/Severity: D

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Scope/Severity: D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Scope/Severity: D

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

Scope/Severity: D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Scope/Severity: D

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.

Scope/Severity: B

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

Scope/Severity: D

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

Scope/Severity: D

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.

Scope/Severity: D

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

Scope/Severity: D

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Scope/Severity: D

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 limited.

Scope/Severity: D

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.