SAFE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES | PA
§ 2800.201. Safe management techniques. The residence shall use positive interventions to modify or eliminate a behavior that endangers the resident himself or others. Positive interventions include improving communications, reinforcing appropriate behavior, redirection, conflict the resolution, violence prevention, praise, deescalation techniques and alternative techniques or methods to identify and defuse potential emergency situations. § 2800.202. […]
MEDICATIONS | PA
§ 2800.181. Self-administration. (a) A residence shall provide residents with assistance, as needed, with medication prescribed for the resident’s self-administration. This assistance includes helping the resident to remember the schedule for taking the medication, storing the medication in a secure place and offering the resident the medication at the prescribed times. (b) If assistance includes […]
TRANSPORTATION | PA
§ 2800.171. Transportation. (a) A residence shall be required to provide or arrange for transportation on a regular weekly basis that permits residents to schedule medical and social appointments within a reasonable local area. (b) The following requirements apply whenever staff persons or volunteers of the residence provide transportation for the resident: (1) The occupants […]
NUTRITION | PA
§ 2800.161. Nutritional adequacy. (a) Meals shall be offered that meet the recommended dietary allowances established by the United States Department of Agriculture. (b) At least three nutritionally well-balanced meals shall be offered daily to the resident. Each meal shall include an alternative food and drink item from which the resident may choose. (c) Additional […]