Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 079 - Nursing Home Administrators
Sub-Agency 0001 - Nursing Home Administrators
Chapter 5 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
Section 5-1 - Standards relating to the licensed Nursing Home Administrator's responsibility to apply the Administrative process
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 5-1
Current through December 21, 2024
(a) Nursing Home Administrators shall abide by the National Association of Boards of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators Standards of Practice and shall:
(i) Develop long and short range objectives
in order to assure that facility programs and resident care are maintained and
improved;
(ii) Interpret the
philosophy and goals of the facility in order to provide staff with adequate
information to select appropriate objectives to attain the goals;
(iii) Set an example of good resident
relations and care for staff by demonstrating desired supervisory techniques
and resident and family interaction;
(iv) Delegate responsibility and authority to
appropriate staff in order to carry out the work of the facility;
(v) Evaluate the quality of resident care and
the efficiency of services in order to maintain care standards by reviewing the
facility's goals, objectives, resident care plans and adherence to management
policy and procedures;
(vi)
Coordinate department activities to assure departments work together toward the
achievement of goals and activities by developing an information and
communication system;
(vii)
Communicate with staff to solve problems by the utilization of the appropriate
communication techniques such as staff meetings, department head meetings,
counseling and coordination of written information;
(viii) Prepare an annual budget of the
facility in order to appropriately allocate resources to meet the facility's
financial and program objectives and to prepare in advance potential cost
control and managerial actions which may be required;
(ix) Evaluate the implication of budget on
quality of care;
(x) Ensure that
the facility complies with federal, state and local laws and regulations to
meet standards of quality resident care;
(xi) Maintain a safe and productive working
environment for staff in order to provide quality care through the use of
regular inspections, allocation of resources for facility maintenance and
construction and periodic evaluations of staff morale and
productivity;
(xii) Establish and
maintain programs which enhance relationships among residents, their families
and the facility;
(xiii) Assure
compliance with federal and state regulations as they relate to the facility,
staffing and resident care; and
(xiv) Evaluate staff work procedures and
policies to assure compliance with federal and state regulations.
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