The day that resident is received at nursing home skilled rehabilitation unit resident or responsible party will be offered a list of physicians to select one that will follow them during their stay. When a physician is selected nurse will contact him/her to receive resident. The nurse will receive report from hospital nurse to verify discharge orders from hospital physician and condition of resident.

The first day (all time before midnight) at nursing home is called day of rest (day 1 of skilled care). No therapies or therapy evaluations will be offered on this day so that resident can become adjusted to routines and staff.

The Admissions Coordinator will meet with resident or resident’s representative (responsible party or Power of Attorney) to do Admissions Agreement and collect financial and health related information and to disseminate information on their nursing home’s policy’s and procedures. Nursing homes must meet federal, state and local regulations therefore they will have several acknowledgement forms that require signatures of receipt. These forms vary from state to state and nursing home to nursing home.

Most all nursing homes have an Admission Agreement and it must be signed within 24 hours of admission. Most of agreements are comprehensive and are written to accept residents with varying levels of care and payer sources. The agreement explains what nursing homes responsibilities and limitations are and what resident/responsible party’s responsibly and limitations are.

1. Accidents and medical emergencies in home happen frequently. Maybe more frequently than we realize.

Statistics show a fatal injury occurs every 18 minutes in homes across America and every 4 seconds a disabling injury could occur. Accidents occur from falls, fire, burns, choking and poisoning.

2. Every home should have at least one first Aid Kit that is well stocked and readily available.

First Aid Kits are used most often for minor injuries such as cuts, sunburns or bites. Having a well stocked First Aid Kit available can save someone's life in a serious accident.

3. A First Aid Kit won't be any good to you if you don't know how to use it.

Make sure you have a guide in your kit from a reliable source. It should have latest medical advice and be easy to understand, particularly under stress.

4. There are 5 categories that are imperative in your First Aid Kit

5. Instruments

Pointed tweezers for removing splinters
Disposable latex or non latex gloves
Small rounded-tipped scissors for cutting tape, clothes or bandages
Breathing Barrier for performing CPR
Thermometer-either digital or mercury
Ice Bag
Eye Patches
Oral medicine syringe
Bandages that are good quality. A variety of all sizes to dress a variety of wounds
One dozen individually wrapped sterile gauze pads 2" X 2"
Six non-stick gauze bandages
Six individually wrapped sterile gauze pads 4" X 4"
One roll 2" gauze bandage
One roll 5" gauze bandage
Elastic bandages
Triangular Bandages
Adhesive Tape