Violation Details: 00190353-AP-152094

Date
3/22/2022
Report number
00190353-AP-152094
Type
Abuse: Neglect
Level
2 - Minor harm or potential for moderate harm
Allegation
Failed to provide a safe medication administration system
Result
Substantiated
Findings
Alleged Victim (AV) relies on the facility to administer his/her medications. AV’s care plan indicated that ordering medications from Veterans Administration required a 10 to 14-day lead time to prevent AV from missing scheduled medications. The facility failed to ordering AV’s medications in a timely manner to prevent AV from missing scheduled medications for the following medications: Famotine 40mg, not dispensed February 9th through 12th, 2022, Levothyroxine 50mcg, not dispensed February 9th, through February 12th, 2022. The facility failed to provide a safe medication administration system for AV, which is a violation of resident rights, is neglect of care and constitutes abuse.
Sanction
RCFCP22-01316 $500.00 fine assessed