responsibilities of nursing home physician

Notes

• physician evaluation at nursing home admission
• develop plan of care with interdisciplinary team, the resident & the family consisten with the resident's needs & goals
• periodically monitor chronic health problems
• assess acute medical problems or changes in resident function
  • implement appropriate measures
• communicate with the interdisciplinary team, the resident & the family regarding new diagnosis &/or treatment plans
• periodic medication reconciliation
• optimize quality of life & function
  • special attention to cognition, mobility, falls, nutrition, skin integrity, & continence
• determine each resident's decision-making capacity & assist in establishing advance directives
• physically attend to each resident with documentation in the medical record in accordance with federal & state guidelines

Additional terms

• nursing home
• physician evaluation at nursing home admission