Failure to Properly Label and Store Medications
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to properly label and store medications for multiple residents. During checks of medication rooms and carts, several opened medication pens, inhalers, nasal sprays, and eyedrops were found without opened-on dates. Specifically, opened Ozempic and Lispro insulin pens, Albuterol inhalers, Fluticasone nasal sprays, and Systane and Latanoprost eyedrops were not labeled with the date they were opened. Additionally, weekly pre-scheduled dosage administration dates for some medications were left blank. These deficiencies were identified for all residents reviewed for medication storage, totaling ten individuals. Further, the survey found that medications belonging to discharged residents, specifically Naloxone nasal sprays, were stored inappropriately under a sink and had not been disposed of as required. Interviews with nursing staff confirmed that multi-use medications should be labeled when opened and that medications for discharged residents should be disposed of properly. The facility's own policy requires all drugs and biologicals to be stored in a safe, secure, and orderly manner, which was not followed in these instances.