483.25 - Quality of Care
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Based on the comprehensive assessment of a resident, the facility must ensure that a resident receives care, consistent with professional standards of practice, to prevent pressure ulcers and does not develop pressure ulcers unless the individual’s clinical condition demonstrates that they were unavoidable; and A resident with pressure ulcers receives necessary treatment and services, consistent with professional standards of practice, to promote healing, prevent infection and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Source: CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix PP | 42 CFR § 483.25