Admission & Discharge Policy
Admission
The following are criteria for admission to Gianna Homes-Sursum Corda:
- The candidate must have a diagnosis of some type of Dementia.
- The candidate will be assessed by the RN in their current living environment.
- It will be at the discretion of the Administrator, RN, Director of Resident Services and the Staff to admit any candidate.
- If the candidate has significant medical problems, we will assess them ourselves to determine if we can adequately meet the candidate's needs and/or if our license permits us to do the required care.
- We will inform a candidate's family or guardian of our daily rates and trust that they will determine if they can afford our care. We will not examine a candidate's finances as a part of consideration for admission.
- We will not discriminate based on race, religion, color or creed.
- Gianna Homes-Sursum Corda is not equipped to take candidates with severe behaviors (such as excessive combativeness, hollering, wandering, or erotic behaviors.)
- Our philosophy is that if we can in any way make a difference in someone's life we are determined and committed to helping them and their families in any way that we can.
Discharge
The following are criteria for discharge from Gianna Homes-Susum Corda:
- Death.
- A medical condition that we could not adequately handle and/or our license does not permit.
- Behavioral issues such as but not limited to excessive hollering, combativeness, wandering and/or erotic behavior. Or any other behavior determined by the home to not be acceptable and/or disruptive to others.
- If the resident is at risk to him or herself and/or other residents and/or staff.
- If the resident is no longer able to pay for services or is delinquent with payments.
- No resident will be discharged for behavior reasons until we have exhausted all possible treatments such as but not limited to: redirection, medication therapy, placement in a behavioral unit, and/or any other methods deemed appropriate by Gianna Homes-Sursum Corda, the family, and the resident's doctors.
- In the event that we would have to discharge a resident, Gianna Homes-Susum Corda will help in any way possible to find appropriate placement.
