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It is important to understand people's nancial histories and skills because they drive the individual services and supports people receive. The information from this assessment helps a person's team work on aspects of nancial processes that are appropriate and meaningful for him or her. NURSING ASSESSMENT CHI Friendship's nursing department completes a Nursing Assessment upon admission and on a quarterly basis. It assesses many areas of people's health, including vital signs, allergies, lung and skin conditions, vision, oral health, hearing, neurological health, and much more. It also helps to ensure medical appointments are being scheduled and physician recommendations are being followed. MEDICATION ASSESSMENT The Medication Assessment evaluates people's understanding about the medications they have been prescribed. It assesses areas suchas: the ability to recognize and name any medications taken understanding why each medication is needed recognizing possible sideeects when and how to take medications Based on the results, supports are put into place to assist people with learning challenges to be as independent as possible with their medication administration. NUTRITION/DIETARY ASSESSMENT This assessment is completed by CHI Friendship's licensed dietitian. It considers areas including weight, modied diets, choking or chewing concerns, gastrointestinal issues, hydration, and diet- related conditions, such as diabetes. The assessment works in conjunction with people's healthcare professionals to ensure supports are tailored to each person, provide the best healthcare plan, and implemented according to recommendations. Supports are continually monitored through mealtime observations by the dietitian to ensure consistency and eectiveness of the plan. RIGHTS ASSESSMENT CHI Friendship uses the Rights Assessment to ensure the law NDCC25-01.2 is being upheld and that people with developmental disabilities have constitutional, civil, and legal rights. It assesses: a person's legal representative status, such as guardianship or power of attorney rights that have been restricted through the courts rights that a person maintains rights that have been restricted as dened by a person's interdisciplinary team All people supported are aorded due process for any rights that are restricted. All rights restrictions must be approved by a Human Rights Committee. For every right that is restricted, a plan must be in place to help the person learn any skills necessary to regain that right. CHI Friendship is committed to protecting and promoting people's rights and ensures restrictions are only put in place as the last resort possible. CHI Friendship has a policy in place that aligns with the United States constitution, and a Bill of Rights is posted in all of our environments. RISK ASSESSMENT Risk Assessment is a tool CHI Friendship uses to assess risk areas throughout a person's day. It assesses all the major risk areas in a person's life, including daily living, behavioral/psychiatric, medical and physiological, environmental, nancial, and community living. It also assesses the level of supervision needed, across all environments, to keep the person safe. This assessment is used to determine the risk level in each area and, ultimately, to ensure needed supports are in place to mitigate the risks. It drives many of the supports that are written in a person's Person Centered Support Plan (PCSP). In order to mitigate the risks each person has, the interdisciplinary team discusses various supports (formal written supports, informal supports, natural supports, etc.) in order to help the person have the safest and best quality of life possible. SPIRITUALITY ASSESSMENT Spirituality, by denition, is the quality of being concerned with the human spirit or soul. It may be the essential thing or things that "bring a person to life." We recognize that spirituality rarely means exactly the same thing to each person, and this tool helps us assess people's spirituality needs. We celebrate and enhance the unique attributes each person values. The information obtained from each assessment ensures we provide the supports each person needs to meet his or her spiritual needs. Supports needed may include attending church, praying, following religious customs/ceremonies, being in nature as much as possible, etc. CHI FRIENDSHIP /// chifriendship.com 4

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