Residents placed in a long term care facility is a hardship alone on the resident and families. Some families are in need of a little more assistance with their family member. This help may be required for many of the activities of daily living or needs that healthy, active people take for granted and may include such things as walking, bathing, dressing, and using the bathroom. Being a consultant and reviewing the long term care survey which receive several deficiencies notation for noncompliance with federal requirements. The recommendations for overall system evaluation and revision would be to have a written facility policy statement in reference to the cited deficiency, and thoroughly outline the corrective action and meet with the staff
