Category Report

Nursing & Physician Services in nursing homes

Sufficient staffing, RN coverage, physician visits, and clinical oversight.

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15,270

Total citations

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F-tag	Standard	Citations
F725	Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.	3,217
F732	Post nurse staffing information every day.	2,826
F726	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.	2,610
F727	Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.	2,137
F730	Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.	1,448
F947	Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.	1,061
F711	Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.	541
F712	Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.	477
F710	Obtain a doctor's order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor's care.	344
F728	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.	247
F729	Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.	177
F841	Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.	108
F713	Provide or arrange emergency care by a doctor 24 hours a day.	34
F948	Ensure that paid feeding assistants have the training they need.	18
F714	Ensure the physician properly assigns and delegates tasks to a physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist.	7
F731	Request a waiver if it can't meet the nurse staffing requirements.	5
F356	Post nurse staffing information/data on a daily basis.	4
F386	Make sure that doctors see a resident's plan of care at every visit and make notes about progress and orders in writing.	3
F715	Ensure the physician properly assigns and delegates tasks to a qualified dietitian (or other qualified nutrition professional); or to a qualified therapist.	2
F353	Have enough nurses to care for every resident in a way that maximizes the resident's well being.	1
F389	Give or get emergency care by a doctor 24 hours a day.	1
F497	1) Review the work of each nurse aide every year; and 2) give regular in-service training based upon these reviews.	1
F498	Make sure that nurse aides show they have the skills and techniques to be able to care for residents' needs.	1

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Nursing & Physician Services in nursing homes

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Facilities with notable nursing & physician services history

Autumn Creek Post Acute

Arcadia Care Watseka

Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center

Riverside Postacute Care

Evercare Of Swansea

Inland Valley Care And Rehabilitation Center

Pine Acres Rehabilitation And Care Center

Bishop Drumm Retirement Center

Berkley East Healthcare Center

Shelbyville Healthcare & Senior Living

Evercare Of Lebanon

Axiom Healthcare Of Harrisburg

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