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Admission Process Once you and your older relative have selected one of our facility you are ready to begin the admissions process, which includes the following steps: Physical Assessment: A history and physical form must be completed by the resident's health care provider. Obtain the form from the facility. This must be done no more than 30 days before the resident enters the facility. Resident Agreement: Before your older relative moves in, the Resident Agreement must be signed. This contract lists all the services your relative will receive, as well as the fees. Functional Assessment: Within 30 days after admission, the manager and/or a nurse at the facility must complete a form that documents an assessment of the individual's ability to perform daily activities, such as bathing, dressing and eating, the level of support and assistance needed, and the person's social strengths and needs. Service Plan: This document, which must be completed within 30 days after admission, details the services that are to be provided to the resident. The service plan describes exactly how each service will be provided, when it will be provided, and who will provide it. The purpose of the document is to ensure that each resident's individual needs are met in a manner that promotes independence, dignity and privacy. The plan is updated every six months, or more often if necessary. Documents for Admission Documents Related to Decision-Making If any of the following documents have been completed for your older relative, provide a copy of each to the facility manager: Financial Power of Attorney: The person named in this document is responsible for handling only the person's financial affairs described in the document (this may include payment of bills) if the patient is unable, or does not wish to do so. Advance Directives: These documents allow a person to make health care decisions in advance, so that those decisions may be carried out in the event that the person is no longer able to give informed consent. The advance directive may specify the type of care the person wants, and/or it may name another individual to give informed consent for medical treatment. Order for Guardianship of the Person: This document indicates who was appointed to make medical decisions for a person who was determined by the court to be “disabled” and therefore unable to make medical decisions. Order for Guardianship of Property: This document will indicate who was appointed to make financial decisions for a person who was determined by the court to be unable to make financial decisions. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order: This document states that the person does not want to be revived if cardiac arrest occurs or if the person stops breathing. Other Documents and Information Any medical information not included in the Physical Assessment, such as a list of allergies. |