Resident assessments and care plans

1. An assessment is required for each resident within fourteen days of admission and as determined by an appropriately licensed professional thereafter, but no less frequently than quarterly. 2. The assessment must be completed in writing by an appropriately licensed professional. The assessment must include: a. A review of health, psychosocial, functional, nutritional, and activity status. b. Personal care and other needs. c. Health needs. d. The capability of self-preservation. e. Specific social and activity interests. 3. A care plan, based on the assessment and input from the resident or person with legal status to act on behalf of the resident, must be developed within twenty-one days of the admission date and consistently implemented in response to individual resident needs and strengths. 4. The care plan must be updated as needed, but no less than quarterly.