At Home Care Assisted Living Facility

MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN

MEDICATION

MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN(3) ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMINISTRATION. (a) Any unlicensed person providing assistance with self administration of medication must be 18 years of age or older, trained to assist with self administered medication pursuant to the training requirements of Rule 58A-5.0191, F.A.C., and must be available to assist residents with self-administered medications in accordance with procedures described in Section 429.256, F.S. and this rule. (b) In addition to the specifications of Section 429.256(3), F.S., assistance with self-administration of medication includes verbally prompting a resident to take medications as prescribed. (c) In order to facilitate assistance with self-administration, trained staff may prepare and make available such items as water, juice, cups, and spoons. Trained staff may also return unused doses to the medication container. Medication, which appears to have been contaminated, must not be returned to the container. (d) Trained staff must observe the resident take the medication. Any concerns about the resident ' s reaction to the medication or suspected noncompliance must be reported to the resident ' s health care provider and documented in the resident ' s record. (e) When a resident who receives assistance with medication is away from the facility and from facility staff, the following options are available to enable the resident to take medication as prescribed: 1. The health care provider may prescribe a medication schedule that coincides with the resident ' s presence in the facility; 2. The medication container may be given to the resident, a friend, or family member upon leaving the facility, with this fact noted in the resident ' s medication record; 3. The medication may be transferred to a pill organizer pursuant to the requirements of subsection (2), and given to the resident, a friend, or family member upon leaving the facility, with this fact noted in the resident ' s medication record; or 4. Medications may be separately prescribed and dispensed in an easier to use form, such as unit dose packaging; (f) Assistance with self-administration of medication does not include the activities detailed in Section 429.256(4), F.S. 1. As used in Section 429.256(4)(h), F.S., the term " competent resident " means that the resident is cognizant of when a medication is required and understands the purpose for taking the medication. 2. As used in Section 429.256(4)(i), F.S., the terms " judgment " and " discretion " mean interpreting vital signs and evaluating or assessing a resident ' s condition.

Corrected Nov 15, 2017

STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF

STAFFING STANDARDS

STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF(2) STAFF. (a) Newly hired staff shall have 30 days to submit a statement from a health care provider, based on a examination conducted within the last six months, that the person does not have any signs or symptoms of a communicable disease including tuberculosis. Freedom from tuberculosis must be documented on an annual basis. A person with a positive tuberculosis test must submit a health care provider ' s statement that the person does not constitute a risk of communicating tuberculosis. Newly hired staff does not include an employee transferring from one facility to another that is under the same management or ownership, without a break in service. If any staff member is later found to have, or is suspected of having, a communicable disease, he/she shall be removed from duties until the administrator determines that such condition no longer exists. (b) All staff shall be assigned duties consistent with his/her level of education, training, preparation, and experience. Staff providing services requiring licensing or certification must be appropriately licensed or certified. All staff shall exercise their responsibilities, consistent with their qualifications, to observe residents, to document observations on the appropriate resident ' s record, and to report the observations to the resident ' s health care provider in accordance with this rule chapter. (c) All staff must comply with the training requirements of Rule 58A-5.0191, F.A.C. (d) Staff provided by a staffing agency or employed by a business entity contracting to provide direct or indirect services to residents must be qualified for the position in accordance with this rule chapter. The contract between the facility and the staffing agency or contractor shall specifically describe the services the staffing agency or contractor will be providing to residents. (e) For facilities with a licensed capacity of 17 or more residents, the facility shall: 1. Develop a written job description for each staff position and provide a copy of the job description to each staff member; and 2. Maintain time sheets for all staff.

Corrected Nov 27, 2013

Originally licensed

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