Failure to Provide Prescribed Medications Due to Unavailability
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of residents by not ensuring that prescribed medications were available for administration. During a medication pass, it was observed that Vitamin D-2 400 units, ordered daily for one resident, was not present on the medication cart or in the medication room, and staff confirmed it was not available in the facility. Similarly, Farxiga 10 mg, also ordered daily for another resident, was not available on the cart or in the medication room, with staff and the Director of Nursing confirming its absence. These deficiencies were identified through direct observation, record review, and staff interviews, indicating that the facility did not have the necessary medications on hand for administration as ordered by physicians.