This document is a detailed checklist used during the investigation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation incidents in senior living facilities. It includes steps for reporting to state agencies, obtaining verbal statements, documenting injuries, and notifying relevant parties, including physicians and legal representatives.

This document provides guidelines for handling abuse and neglect prevention. It outlines procedures for reporting incidents, maintaining confidentiality, and interacting with state authorities. Key points include the management of incident reports, investigation documents, and the role of the Quality Assurance Committee in monitoring and improving processes.

This document provides structured steps for conducting interviews, focusing on gathering objective, detailed accounts from witnesses regarding incidents in senior living facilities. It includes sections on general guidelines, interview content, documenting contributing factors, conducting the interview, and types of questions to ask.

This document outlines policies and procedures for abuse prevention within a senior living community. It includes guidelines on screening, training, reporting, investigating, and protecting residents from abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of property. It also details the roles and responsibilities of staff and leadership in handling such incidents.

The American College of Gastroenterology last published guidelines on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Clostridium diffiicile infection in 2013. Since that publication, there was a change in the taxonomic classification in 2016, with the organism assigned to a new genus and now called Clostridioides difficle.

This waiver form outlines the risks associated with admitting a resident to a nursing center during a pandemic, including the possibility of contracting the virus and potential fatal outcomes. By signing the form, the resident or legal guardian acknowledges these risks and agrees to waive any claims, including those related to death, that might arise from contracting the virus at the facility.

This document provides a care plan for managing residents with active respiratory infections, detailing the isolation protocols and steps for ensuring proper infection control and resident care.

The community's policy aims to reduce the risk of death and injury during an Active Shooter Event for residents, visitors, and staff. They have implemented an Active Shooter Event Preparedness Program with the goal of minimizing these risks.

This care plan addresses the need for maintaining resident engagement during isolation, focusing on preventing anxiety and depression through independent activities, social connections, and safe physical activities.

This care plan focuses on maintaining personal hygiene and psychosocial well-being for residents in isolation, detailing interventions to support independent daily living activities and ensure overall health and wellness.

The interdisciplinary team is responsible for creating a personalized environment for each resident, meeting their individual needs. Specific guidelines are followed for residents upon their admission.

The document on Advance Care Planning (ACP) outlines documenting healthcare preferences to ensure an individual's wishes are respected if they cannot make decisions. It includes key conversation elements, the importance of advance directives, proactive care planning for at-risk individuals, and steps for clinicians to support and record residents' healthcare wishes.

Each resident has the right to formulate an advance directive, including the right to request, refuse and/or discontinue treatment. The facility will support and respect each individual resident’s choice.

The document discusses antibiotic resistance and its impact on public health, focusing on the role of food animals in spreading resistant bacteria. It covers how bacteria become resistant, how these bacteria enter the food supply, and what people can do to prevent infections. The document also includes the efforts of organizations like the CDC to track and combat antibiotic resistance.

The document outlines the policy and procedure for monitoring residents on anticoagulation therapy to ensure the maintenance of recommended laboratory parameters. It includes guidelines for initiating and documenting anticoagulation PT/INR tracking, reviewing medication administration records, and managing abnormal laboratory results and adverse drug reactions.

The document details the policy and procedures for administering and monitoring anticoagulation therapy. It includes guidelines for individualized treatment, monitoring INR levels, recognizing potential drug and food interactions, and observing signs of bleeding in residents.

The document outlines the policy and procedures for tenant safety in the event of a fire in apartment dwellings. It provides step-by-step instructions for evacuating, activating fire alarms, and following safety protocols for fires both inside and outside individual apartments and common areas.

Disputes between nursing homes and families can be complex. This interactive infographic outlines how arbitration agreements offer an efficient alternative to traditional litigation, potentially saving time and legal fees while preserving relationships.

This care plan provides guidelines for managing residents with a risk of aspiration or choking, emphasizing supervision during meals and adherence to specific feeding strategies, particularly during isolation.

This policy document provides guidelines for managing the admission and readmission of residents to assisted living facilities, emphasizing infection control measures such as screening for symptoms, postponing admissions during outbreaks, and promoting social distancing and hygiene practices.