Ohio Administrative Code › Title 173 - Department of Aging › Chapter 173-45 - Long Term Care Consumer Guide › Section 173-45-06.1 - Long-term care consumer guide: information on services provided by facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Checklist items: ODA shall include a
			 checklist in the guide that describes the services provided by, or in
			 affiliation with, each facility listed in the guide.
(1) Services for nursing facility residents:
			 A nursing facility may check any of the following boxes that describes a
			 specialized service the nursing facility offers:
(a) Alzheimer's disease/dementia care
			 (secured or unsecured): A nursing facility may check the "Alzheimer's
			 disease/dementia care (secured or unsecured)" box if it specializes in
			 providing specialized care for residents with Alzheimer's disease/dementia such
			 as environmental features; dining and activities designed and delivered for
			 those with dementia; care planning and delivery and staffing supports
			 appropriate for memory impairments; staff trained in symptoms, symptom
			 management, interventions, person-centered care, and emotional
			 support.
(b) Bariatric care: A
			 nursing facility may check the "bariatric care" box if it specializes in
			 bariatric care that includes dietetic and counseling services; equipment,
			 including wheelchairs, beds, commodes, and lifts; exercise and therapy services
			 to treat residents' obesity.
(c)
			 Behavioral health care, non-dementia related: A nursing facility may check the
			 "behavioral health care, non-dementia related" box if it provides for, or
			 contracts for, mental health supports for those who need mental health care and
			 have a mental illness such as schizophrenia and need nursing home level of
			 care.
(d) Dialysis on site:
(i) A nursing facility may check the
			 "dialysis on site" box if it specializes in providing dialysis to residents of
			 the nursing facility on site with minimal travel on the nursing facility's
			 campus.
(ii) A nursing facility may
			 check an additional box if it specializes in peritoneal dialysis.
(e) Hospice care:
(i) A facility may check the "hospice" box if
			 it specializes in providing hospice care, whether the facility provides the
			 hospice care or contracts with a hospice provider to provide the hospice
			 care.
(ii) A facility may check an
			 additional box if it offers additional end-of-life care so long as it describes
			 the end-of-life care if offers.
(f) Intensive rehabilitation services:
(i) A nursing facility may check the
			 "intensive rehabilitation services" box if it specializes in providing services
			 by occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech therapists to
			 assist in recovery from an accident, surgery, stroke, or other medical incident
			 and if the service is provided by or coordinated by occupational therapists,
			 physical therapists, or speech therapists.
(ii) A nursing facility may check an
			 additional box if its therapists who provide its intensive rehabilitation
			 services are available seven days per week.
(iii) A nursing facility may check an
			 additional box if it consistently assigns residents to the same
			 therapist.
(g)
			 Respiratory care, including ventilator care:
(i) A nursing facility may check the
			 "respiratory care, including ventilator care" box if it specializes in
			 providing chronic ventilator care, tracheal suctioning, and ventilator weaning.
			 "Respiratory care, including ventilator care" may also include use of
			 respirators/ ventilators, oxygen, intermittent positive pressure breathing
			 (IPPB), or other inhalation therapy, pulmonary care, humidifiers, and other
			 methods to treat conditions of the respiratory tract.
(ii) A nursing facility may check an
			 additional box if it has a respiratory therapist on staff.
(h) Respiratory care, not including
			 ventilator care:
(i) A nursing facility may
			 check the "respiratory care, not including ventilator care" box if it
			 specializes in providing tracheal weaning and tracheal suctioning. "Respiratory
			 care, not including ventilator care" may also include use of respirators,
			 oxygen, intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB), or other inhalation
			 therapy, pulmonary care, humidifiers, and other methods to treat conditions of
			 the respiratory tract.
(ii) A
			 nursing facility may check an additional box if it has a respiratory therapist
			 on staff.
(i) Short-term
			 stay for respite: A nursing facility may check the "short-term stay for
			 respite" box if it specializes in providing respite services on short-term
			 bases to individuals who are unable to care for themselves on short-term bases
			 because of absences, needs, or relief of those persons who normally provide
			 care to the individuals.
(j) Skin
			 and wound care:
(i) A nursing facility may
			 check the "skin and wound care" box if it specializes in care for clinically
			 complex or multiple wounds. The care may include negative pressure ("wound
			 vac"), debridement, and care by wound specialists on staff or under
			 contract.
(ii) A nursing facility
			 may check an additional box if it has wound-management staff certified by the
			 american board of wound management.
(k) Spinal cord injury care: A nursing
			 facility may check the "spinal cord injury care" box if it provides a special
			 program for those with spinal cord injuries, including physical, speech,
			 occupational, and vocational therapy; skin integrity management; pain
			 management; and environmental accessibility.
(l) Traumatic brain injury care: A nursing
			 facility may check the "traumatic brain injury care" box if it specializes in
			 evaluating and treating brain injuries by providing care that includes
			 physical, speech, occupational, and vocational therapy; behavioral and
			 cognitive rehabilitation; pain management; and substance-abuse
			 treatment.