PURPOSE
The Risk Management Program is a facility wide systematic process of identification, assessment, action implementation, and evaluation of actions taken to prevent, minimize and manage clinical, administrative, environmental, occupational health and safety risks within the facility.
The focus of the risk management program is two fold:
- To ensure an optimal quality of life for resident‘s, staff and visitors in the safest possible environment.
- To minimize the potential for financial liability which could result in significantly increased operating cost of the facility.