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The assessment information should be discussed in a meeting with family members, staff, and medical professionals and be used to develop a care plan that will serve as a guide to discuss the resident’s needs and progress outlined in a timeframe. Our skilled nursing home abuse lawyers can help if you suspect abuse. 

The nursing home must work with the patient, supporting clinicians, or family to develop this individualized, written care plan. The guide must be updated every 90 days and any time the resident’s condition changes. The care plan will be used to help the patient on a daily basis and clarifies what each staff person will do and when they will do it. It may also include answers to questions such as:

• What kind of equipment or supplies are needed?
• How often will the patient need staff support and what is the schedule?
• Are there any known dietary restrictions or requests?
• What medications have been prescribed?
• What type of staff should be in charge of each of the services?

In 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented new changes to the basic requirements that must be met by nursing homes in order to receive funding. The new rules say, “the baseline care plan should strike a balance between conditions and risks affecting the resident’s health and safety, and what is important to him or her, within the limitations of the plan’s timeframe.”