Hudson Memorial Nursing Home

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

Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

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.

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

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.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.