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Resident Services Yes No N/A Comments/Other Observations (please number comments) 15. Were residents asked their preferences or opinions about the activities planned for them at the facility? Yes # 15, 15a, & 15b. Current activities are increasing: e.g. Tuesday, Mardi Gras party, and St. Thomas More youth helping with Sweetheart Social Couples event for Valentine’s Day. The Memory Care “Boutique” won first place in Brookdale corporate event! The baby clothes changing table is a lovely quiet activity in memory unit. Music and Memory is active in memory unit. #17 – 17b. Several residents said the food and dining are fine, but menu choices not always to their liking. Could a simple option (“bistro” choice) be offered as an alternative to the regular meal? 15a. Was a current activity calendar posted in the facility? Yes 15b. Were activities scheduled to occur at the time of your visit actually occurring? Yes 16. Do residents have the opportunity to purchase personal items of their choice using their monthly needs funds? N/A 16a. Can residents access their monthly needs funds at their convenience? (#16 and 16a pertain only to residents on Medicaid/Special Assistance. NHs $30 per month. ACHs $66 minus medication co-pay and full cost OTC drugs) N/A 17. Are residents asked their preferences about meal & snack choices? (Adult Care Home residents should receive snacks 3X per day. Nursing Home residents should be offered snacks at bedtime.) Yes 17a. Are they given a choice about where they prefer to dine? Yes 17b. Did residents express positive opinions regarding their dining experience (the food provided)? Yes/No 17c. Is fresh ice water available and provided to residents? N/A 18. Do residents have privacy in making and receiving phone calls? Yes 19. Is there evidence of community involvement from other civic, volunteer or religious groups? Yes 20. Does the facility have a functioning: Resident’s Council? Family Council? Yes Areas of Concern Exit Summary Are there resident issues or topics that need follow-up or review at a later time or during the next visit? - Brookdale is doing a very good job, the suggestions are made to help them be even better. - Resident comments were generally positive. Food is described as OK but choices not always to residents’ liking. -Check on the progress of the two new activity directors. They will be building a strong set of resident activities with increasing participation. -Try to decrease boredom in memory unit. Help unit aid increase a positive and reinforcing connection (especially talking) with care recipients. The progression of dementia makes interaction challenging. Would visits from other residents at Brookdale to the memory unit help increase interaction and decrease boredom? Could a volunteer visitor program be a positive activity for both the more and less able? -Yvonne would like to visit Brookdale and discuss a resident whose dementia has progressed to where she frequently cries out. The objective is to find out if and how the care of the resident is designed so the person crying out and the other residents are as comfortable as possible. Discuss items from “Areas of Concern” Section as well as any changes observed during the visit. Give summary of visit with Administrator or Supervisor-In- Charge. Does the facility have needs that the committee or community could help address? ___________________________________________ -Staff was at offsite quarterly meeting, limiting discussion because Ms. Lea and other staff on site were was very busy (also lunchtime). -Renovation improvements are already showing up and things look very nice -Music and Memory activities are used in the memory unit. -The visit team suggested that Brookdale participate in the county’s “SHARP” direct care awards and in the Palliative Comfort Care Collaborative. A CAC member recommended that Brookdale put forward the memory unit’s lead care partner on the morning of the visit for SHARP award. -Observation and resident comments indicate activities could be better attended. The new activities directors may influence an increase.