Florida Assisted Living Restraint Regulations
At one point or another in your assisted living career, you might have come across a resident that had some kind of mental impairment. Possibly had a diagnosis of Dementia, Alzheimer’s, or other types of mental diagnosis. These individuals might have been demonstrating behavior that put their physical health in danger by their actions. Actions […]
AHCA Doesn’t Require / Don’t Do It
AHCA Doesn’t Require / Don’t Do It If it’s in your facility policy you need to be doing it. When doing Mock surveys and reviewing facility resident files. I often find what I call overkill. Meaning a lot of non-required items such as evaluation forms and questionnaires in the resident files. These items were […]
(DNR) Do Not Resuscitate Order Action Steps
Do Not Resuscitate Orders (DNROs) (1) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. (a) Each assisted living facility must have written policies and procedures that explain its implementation of state laws and rules relative to Do Not Resuscitate Orders (DNROs). An assisted living facility may not require execution of a DNRO as a condition of admission or treatment. The assisted living […]
New 1823 2021
AHCA Form 1823_Resident Health Assessment for Assisted Living Facilities_April 2021