Ombudsman Supervisor’s Corner: Assessment and care planning are key to quality care
Every person in a nursing home has the right to good care, under the law. The law states that the nursing home must help residents “attain or maintain” their highest level of physical, mental and emotional well-being. In order to provide good care, the staff must assess each resident and plan care to support each resident’s lifelong patterns, and their current interests, strengths and needs. When…