KETCHIKAN MED CTR NEW HORIZONS TRANSITIONAL CARE

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

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.

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.

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

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

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.

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

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

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.