Expired Medications and Supplements Found in Medication Room
Penalty
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Summary
Surveyors observed that Room A, used for storing medications and supplements for residents, contained expired items, specifically two unopened bottles of Ocuvite Adult 50+ Soft Gels with an expiration date of 06/2025 and three DiabetiSource AC Complete Nutrition 250mL supplements with an expiration date of 05/23/2025. These expired medications and supplements were found to be available for administration to residents. During the observation, an LPN confirmed the presence of expired items in the medication room and acknowledged that they should not have been there. The ADON also confirmed that expired medications and supplements should not have been available for administration but were present in Room A at the time of the survey.