Basic Services

Those services included in the daily rate. At the time of admission, a written copy of the following basic services must be made available to all residents:

• The daily, weekly or monthly rate
   
• Board, including therapeutic or modified diets, as prescribed by a doctor
   
• Lodging - a clean, healthful, sheltered environment, properly outfitted
   
• 24 hour per day nursing care
   
• The use of all equipment, medical supplies and modalities used in the care of nursing home residents, including but not limited to catheters, hypodermic syringes and needles, irrigation outfits, dressing and pads, etc.
   
• Fresh bed linen, as required, changed at least twice weekly, including sufficient quantities of necessary bed linen or appropriate substitutes changed as often as required for incontinent residents.

In addition to basic services, there are:

• 24 hour skilled medical/nursing care
   
• Recreational therapy programs social services
   
• Rehabilitative services including OT/PT and speech
   
• Nutritional services

Nursing Home today are equipped to handle much sicker patients with complex medical needs such as Strokes, FX, TBI, Vent Care, Tube Feeding, IV, etc.

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