Carington Manor

USE OF PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY CARE (AED)(3)(a) An assisted living facility licensed under th

USE OF PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY CARE (AED)(3)(a) An assisted living facility licensed under this part with 17 or more beds shall have on the premises at all times a functioning automated external defibrillator as defined in s. 768.1325(2)(b). (b) The facility is encouraged to register the location of each automated external defibrillator with a local emergency medical services medical director. (c) The provisions of ss. 768.13 and 768.1325 apply to automated external defibrillators within the facility. (4) Facility staff may withhold or withdraw cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the use of an automated external defibrillator if presented with an order not to resuscitate executed pursuant to s. 401.45. The department shall adopt rules providing for the implementation of such orders. Facility staff and facilities shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability, nor be considered to have engaged in negligent or unprofessional conduct, for withholding or withdrawing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or use of an automated external defibrillator pursuant to such an order and rules adopted by the department. The absence of an order to resuscitate executed pursuant to s. 401.45 does not preclude a physician from withholding or withdrawing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or use of an automated external defibrillator as otherwise permitted by law. (5) The Department of Elderly Affairs may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section relating to use of an automated external defibrillator.

Corrected May 8, 2019

EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL(1) DETAILED EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL PLAN. Each assisted living facility shall prepare a detailed plan ("plan") to serve as a supplement to its Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, to address emergency environmental control in the event of the loss of primary electrical power in that assisted living facility which includes the following information: (a) The acquisition of a sufficient alternate power source such as a generator(s), maintained at the assisted living facility, to ensure that current licensees of assisted living facilities will be equipped to ensure ambient air temperatures will be maintained at or below 81 degrees Fahrenheit for a minimum of ninety-six (96) hours in the event of the loss of primary electrical power. 1. The required temperature must be maintained in an area or areas, determined by the assisted living facility, of sufficient size to maintain residents safely at all times and that is appropriate for resident care needs and life safety requirements. For planning purposes, no less than twenty (20) net square feet per resident must be provided. The assisted living facility may use eighty percent (80%) of its licensed bed capacity as the number of residents to be used in the calculation to determine the required square footage. This may include areas that are less than the entire assisted living facility if the assisted living facility's comprehensive emergency management plan includes allowing a resident to congregate when he or she desires in portions of the building where temperatures will be maintained and includes procedures for monitoring residents for signs of heat related injury as required by this rule. This rule does not prohibit a facility from acting as a receiving provider for evacuees when the conditions stated in Section 408.821, F.S., and subsection 58A-5.026(5), F.A.C., are met. The plan shall include information regarding the area(s) within the assisted living facility where the required temperature will be maintained. 2. The alternate power source and fuel supply shall be located in an area(s) in accordance with local zoning and the Florida Building Code. 3. Each assisted living facility is unique in size; the types of care provided; the physical and mental capabilities and needs of residents; the type, frequency, and amount of services and care offered; and staffing characteristics. Accordingly, this rule does not limit the types of systems or equipment that may be used to achieve ambient temperatures at or below 81 degrees Fahrenheit for a minimum of ninety-six (96) hours in the event of the loss of primary electrical power. The plan shall include information regarding the systems and equipment that will be used by the assisted living facility and the fuel required to operate the systems and equipment. a. An assisted living facility in an evacuation zone pursuant to Chapter 252, F.S., must maintain an alternative power source and fuel as required by this subsection at all times when the assisted living facility is occupied but is permitted to utilize a mobile generator(s) to enable portability if evacuation is necessary. b. Assisted living facilities located on a single campus with other facilities under common ownership, may share fuel, alternative power resources, and resident space available on the campus if such resources are sufficient to support the requirements of each facility's residents, as specified in this rule. Details regarding how resources will be shared and any necessary movement of residents must be clearly described in the emergency power plan. c. A multistory facility, whose comprehensive emergency management plan is to move residents to a higher floor during a flood or surge event, must place its alternative power source and all necessary additional equipment so it can safely operate in a location protected from flooding or storm surge damage. (b) The acquisition of sufficient fuel, and safe maintenance of that fuel at the facility, to ensure that in

Corrected Aug 9, 2018

LNS - NURSING SERVICESAny facility intending to provide limited nursing services obtain a

LNS

LNS - NURSING SERVICESAny facility intending to provide limited nursing services obtain a license from the agency. (1) NURSING SERVICES. A facility with a limited nursing services license may provide the following nursing services in addition to any nursing service permitted under a standard license pursuant to Section 429.255, F.S. (a) Conducting passive range of motion exercises. (b) Applying ice caps or collars. (c) Applying heat, including dry heat, hot water bottle, heating pad, aquathermia, moist heat, hot compresses, sitz bath and hot soaks. (d) Cutting the toenails of diabetic residents or residents with a documented circulatory problem if the written approval of the resident ' s health care provider has been obtained. (e) Performing ear and eye irrigations. (f) Conducting a urine dipstick test. (g) Replacing of an established self-maintained indwelling urinary catheter, or inserting an intermittent urinary catheter. (h) Performing digital stool removal therapies. (i) Applying and changing routine dressings that do not require packing or irrigation, but are for abrasions, skin tears and closed surgical wounds. (j) Caring for stage 2 pressure sores. Caring for stage 3 or 4 pressure sores is not permitted by a facility with a limited nursing services license. (k) Caring for casts, braces and splints. Caring for head braces, such as a halo is not permitted by a facility with a limited nursing services license. (l) Conducting nursing assessments if conducted by a registered nurse or under the direct supervision of a registered nurse. (m) Providing any nursing service permitted under the facility ' s license and total help with the activities of daily living for residents admitted to hospice as described in subsection 58A-5.0181(4), F.A.C.; however, staff may not exceed the scope of their professional licensure. (n) Assisting, applying, caring for and monitoring the application of anti-embolism stockings or hosiery as prescribed by the health care provider and in accordance with the manufacturers ' guidelines. (o) Administration and regulation of portable oxygen. (p) Applying, caring for and monitoring a transcutaneous electric nerve stimulator (TENS). (q) Catheter, colostomy, ileostomy care and maintenance.

Corrected Mar 1, 2018

Originally licensed

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