Westerly Health Center
Westerly Health Center is a specialized care community located in the coastal town of Westerly, RI. The facility offers post-acute care and long-term care, focusing on rehabilitation and medical support to help residents heal and regain strength. With a commitment to well-being, the center features various specialized care programs, including orthopedic rehab. The community is designed to provide a vibrant environment for residents, emphasizing both physical and emotional support.
Overall: 4/5 · Health: 4/5 · Staffing: 2/5 · QM: 3/5
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- F-658SS E — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-692SS G — Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- F-842SS D — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- K-712SS D — Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F-661SS D — Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
- F-609SS E — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-695SS E — Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F-760SS E — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F-761SS E — 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.
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E-6SS D — Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.
- F-578SS D — 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.
- F-578SS D — 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.
- F-676SS D — Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- F-725SS D — Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- F-744SS E — Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- F-756SS F — Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F-758SS D — Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- F-810SS D — Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
- F-812SS F — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F-865SS D — Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
- F-921SS E — Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E-39SS F — Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
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- Nov 2022
operator transition — NFR 2020 IRRV TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (22%) — NFR 2020 IRRV TR
280 High Street
Westerly, RI 02891