The family representative of a nursing home resident is considered a member of the care plan team — not a guest who signs a form. If the resident cannot speak for oneself, this becomes critically essential.
The care plan should address medical, physical, mental, and social aspects of the resident’s life; it should be a goal-directed plan to maintain or enhance the resident’s experiences in all these areas to the highest practicable level of the resident (not the facility).
Quality of Care
True care nurtures spiritual, mental & social health, not just physical.
Quality of Care includes how a resident is treated every day: how staff help with bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, movement, how medications are used, and how accidents are handled. Residents should be treated with dignity; medications should not be used unnecessarily; and accidents should receive follow-up.
Health is number one, but it is just the foundation for a high quality of care and of life. It is not all there is to it.
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The contents of the information shared at this site are largely based upon the Code of Federal Regulations 42CFR483 Subpart B, Centers forMedicare & Medicaid Services, Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities, standards for nursing homes. Although not every Nursing Facility accepts Medicare or Medicaid residents, the standard of care represented in the discussion here should be the standard families look for when choosing a facility for their loved one. Our Mother’s Voice reminds the family to remain vigilant to ensure that those rights and quality of care and services remain in place, for those whose voice has been silenced by age, incapacity, or dementia. Our Mother’s Voice does not advise, but informs, so that families can then make decisions of their own. If you require advice, we recommend that you seek the appropriate advisory professional. Our Mother's Voice is a trademark owned by the founders of the organization. All rights reserved. All artwork taken from original paintings by Carol J Hay, our mother, copyrighted; used with permission. Our Mother’s Voice is a 501(c)3 organization established in 2010 with a volunteer Board of Directors and a volunteer CEO as our only "staff". All services are free of charge. Our funding comes entirely from donations made by individuals. For information about donating, please email us at contact@ourmothersvoice.org .
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