Quality of life is a fundamental principle that applies to all care and services provided to facility residents

The facility must develop and implement a baseline care plan for each resident that includes the instructions needed to provide effective and person-centered care of the resident that meet professional standards of quality care.

The facility must conduct initially and periodically a comprehensive, accurate, standardized, reproducible assessment of each resident’s functional capacity.

Pursuant to federal regulation contained in 42 CFR 483.15(d) Notice of bed-hold policy and return—(1) Notice before transfer.

(4) Timing of the notice. (i) Except as specified in paragraphs (b)(4)(ii) and (b)(8) of this section, the notice of transfer or discharge required under this section must be made by the facility at least 30 days