Pleasanton South Nursing and Rehabilitation

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

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

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

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

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

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

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

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

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

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

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

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

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

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

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Post nurse staffing information every day.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.