Amazing Grace Assisted Living Home LLC

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING

EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL

EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL

EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL(2) EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL. The plan must be submitted for review and approval to the local emergency management agency. (a) If the local emergency management agency requires revisions to the emergency management plan, such revisions must be made and the plan resubmitted to the local office within 30 days of receiving notification that the plan must be revised. (b) A new facility as described in Rule 58A-5.023, F.A.C., and facilities whose ownership has been transferred, must submit an emergency management plan within 30 days after obtaining a license. (c) The facility must review its emergency management plan on an annual basis. Any substantive changes must be submitted to the local emergency agency for review and approval. 1. Changes in the name, address, telephone number, or position of staff listed in the plan are not considered substantive revisions for the purposes of this rule. 2. Changes in the identification of specific staff must be submitted to the local emergency management agency annually as a signed and dated addendum that is not subject to review and approval. (d) The local emergency management agency is the final administrative authority for emergency management plans prepared by assisted living facilities. (e) Any plan approved by the local emergency management agency is considered to have met all the criteria and conditions established in this rule.

Corrected Sep 4, 2018

TRAINING - ADRD

TRAINING

TRAINING - ADRD(9) ALZHEIMER ' S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS ( " ADRD " ) TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. Facilities which advertise that they provide special care for persons with ADRD, or who maintain secured areas as described in Chapter 4, Section 434.4.6 of the Florida Building Code, as adopted in Rule 9N-1.001, F.A.C., Florida Building Code Adopted, must ensure that facility staff receive the following training. (a) Facility staff who have regular contact with or provide direct care to residents with ADRD, shall obtain 4 hours of initial training within 3 months of employment. Completion of the core training program between April 20, 1998 and July 1, 2003 shall satisfy this requirement. Facility staff who meet the requirements for ADRD training providers under paragraph (g) of this subsection will be considered as having met this requirement. " Staff who have regular contact " means staff who interact on a daily basis with residents but do not provide direct care to residents. Initial training, entitled " Alzheimer ' s Disease and Related Disorders Level I Training, " must address the following subject areas: 1. Understanding Alzheimer ' s disease and related disorders; 2. Characteristics of Alzheimer ' s disease; 3. Communicating with residents with Alzheimer ' s disease; 4. Family issues; 5. Resident environment; and 6. Ethical issues. (b) Staff who have received both the initial one hour and continuing three hours of ADRD training pursuant to Sections 400.1755, 429.917, and 400.6045(1), F.S., shall be considered to have met the initial assisted living facility Alzheimer ' s Disease and Related Disorders Level I Training. (c) Facility staff who provide direct care to residents with ADRD must obtain an additional 4 hours of training, entitled " Alzheimer ' s Disease and Related Disorders Level II Training, " within 9 months of employment. Facility staff who meet the requirements for ADRD training providers under paragraph (g) of this subsection will be considered as having met this requirement. Alzheimer ' s Disease and Related Disorders Level II Training must address the following subject areas as they apply to these disorders: 1. Behavior management; 2. Assistance with ADLs; 3. Activities for residents; 4. Stress management for the care giver; and 5. Medical information. (d) A detailed description of the subject areas that must be included in an ADRD curriculum which meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection can be found in the document " Training Guidelines for the Special Care of Persons with Alzheimer ' s Disease and Related Disorders, " dated March 1999, incorporated by reference, available from the Department of Elder Affairs, 4040 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-7000. (e) Direct care staff shall participate in 4 hours of continuing education annually as required under Section 429.178, F.S. Continuing education received under this paragraph may be used to meet 3 of the 12 hours of continuing education required by Section 429.52, F.S., and subsection (1) of this rule, or 3 of the 6 hours of continuing education for extended congregate care required by subsection (7) of this rule. (f) Facility staff who have only incidental contact with residents with ADRD must receive general written information provided by the facility on interacting with such residents, as required under Section 429.178, F.S., within three (3) months of employment. " Incidental contact " means all staff who neither provide direct care nor are in regular contact with such residents. (g) Persons who seek to provide ADRD training in accordance with this subsection must provide the department or its designee with documentation that they hold a Bachelor ' s degree from an accredited college or university or hold a license as a registered nurse, and: 1. Have 1 year teaching experience as an educator of caregivers for persons with Alzheimer ' s disease or related disorders; or 2. Three years of practical exp

Corrected Apr 13, 2016

RESIDENT CONTRACTS

RESIDENT CONTRACTS

RESIDENT CONTRACTS(1) Pursuant to Section 429.24, F.S., the facility must offer a contract for execution by the resident or the resident ' s legal representative before or at the time of admission. The contract must contain the following provisions: (a) A list of the specific services, supplies and accommodations to be provided by the facility to the resident, including limited nursing and extended congregate care services that the resident elects to receive; (b) The daily, weekly, or monthly rate; (c) A list of any additional services and charges to be provided that are not included in the daily, weekly, or monthly rates, or a reference to a separate fee schedule that must be attached to the contract; (d) A provision stating that at least 30 days written notice will be given before any rate increase; (e) Any rights, duties, or obligations of residents, other than those specified in Section 429.28, F.S.; (f) The purpose of any advance payments or deposit payments, and the refund policy for such advance or deposit payments; (g) A refund policy that must conform to Section 429.24(3), F.S.; (h) A written bed hold policy and provisions for terminating a bed hold agreement if a facility agrees in writing to reserve a bed for a resident who is admitted to a nursing home, health care facility, or psychiatric facility. The resident or responsible party must notify the facility in writing of any change in status that would prevent the resident from returning to the facility. Until such written notice is received, the agreed upon daily, weekly, or monthly rate may be charged by the facility unless the resident ' s medical condition prevents the resident from giving written notification, such as when a resident is comatose, and the resident does not have a responsible party to act on the resident ' s behalf; (i) A provision stating whether the facility is affiliated with any religious organization and, if so, which organization and its relationship to the facility; (j) A provision that, upon determination by the administrator or health care provider that the resident needs services beyond those that the facility is licensed to provide, the resident or the resident ' s representative, or agency acting on the resident ' s behalf, must be notified in writing that the resident must make arrangements for transfer to a care setting that is able to provide services needed by the resident. In the event the resident has no one to represent him or her, the facility must refer the resident to the social service agency for placement. If there is disagreement regarding the appropriateness of placement, provisions outlined in Section 429.26(8), F.S., will take effect; (k) A provision that residents must be assessed upon admission pursuant to subsection 58A-5.0181(2), F.A.C., and every 3 years thereafter, or after a significant change, pursuant to subsection (4) of that rule; (l) The facility ' s policies and procedures for self-administration, assistance with self-administration, and administration of medications, if applicable, pursuant to Rule 58A-5.0185, F.A.C. This also includes provisions regarding over-the-counter (OTC) products pursuant to subsection (8) of that rule; and (m) The facility ' s policies and procedures related to a properly executed DH Form 1896, Do Not Resuscitate Order. (2) The resident, or the resident ' s representative, must be provided with a copy of the executed contract. (3) The facility may not levy an additional charge for any supplies, services, or accommodations that the facility has agreed by contract to provide as part of the standard daily, weekly, or monthly rate. The resident or resident ' s representative must be furnished in advance with an itemized written statement setting forth additional charges for any services, supplies, or accommodations available to residents not covered under the contract. An addendum must be added to the resident contract to reflect the additional services, supplies, or accommodations no

Corrected Apr 13, 2016

Originally licensed

First Florida AHCA license date on record for this community. Later inspections and fines appear above as newer events.