Category Report

Quality of Care in nursing homes

Pressure ulcers, falls, activities of daily living, hydration, and other day-to-day care standards.

F-tags in category

108,327

Total citations

F-tags in this category

F-tag	Standard	Citations
F689	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.	21,402
F684	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.	16,348
F677	Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.	10,277
F695	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.	9,408
F686	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.	8,653
F690	Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.	6,284
F692	Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.	5,264
F688	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.	3,874
F698	Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.	3,360
F697	Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.	3,191
F693	Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.	2,931
F679	Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.	2,418
F700	Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.	1,662
F676	Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.	1,570
F791	Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.	1,229
F685	Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.	1,194
F694	Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.	1,168
F740	Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.	1,076
F699	Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.	978
F744	Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.	950
F745	Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	786
F678	Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.	765
F687	Provide appropriate foot care.	761
F825	Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.	538
F790	Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.	523
F742	Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.	510
F691	Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.	323
F680	Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.	320
F741	Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.	216
F675	Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.	186
F826	Provide specialized rehabilitative services by qualified personnel, when ordered for a resident by a doctor.	35
F696	Provide appropriate care/assistance for a resident with a prosthesis.	23
F309	Provide necessary care and services to maintain or improve the highest well being of each resident .	23
F743	Ensure that a resident does not develop patterns of decreased social interaction and/or increased withdrawn, angry, or depressive behaviors, unless unavoidable.	19
F282	Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.	12
F314	Give residents proper treatment to prevent new bed (pressure) sores or heal existing bed sores.	11
F281	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.	9
F315	Ensure that each resident who enters the nursing home without a catheter is not given a catheter, unless medically necessary, and that incontinent patients receive proper services to prevent urinary tract infections and restore normal bladder functions.	9
F312	Assist those residents who need help with eating/drinking, grooming and personal and oral hygiene.	4
F311	Make sure that residents receive treatments/services to maintain or improve their ability to care for themselves.	3
F328	Properly care for residents needing special services, including: injections, colostomy, ureostomy, ileostomy, tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, respiratory care, foot care, and prostheses.	3
F248	Provide activities to meet the interests and needs of each resident.	3
F334	Develop policies and procedures for influenza and pneumococcal immunizations.	2
F322	Give proper treatment to residents with feeding tubes to prevent problems (such as aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, metabolic abnormalities, nasal-pharyngeal ulcers) and help restore eating skills, if possible.	2
F250	Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.	2
F411	Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.	1
F313	Ensure that residents receive proper treatment and assistive devices to maintain their vision and hearing.	1

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Quality of Care in nursing homes

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