Medication Storage Room Left Unlocked and Unattended
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the medication storage room on the first floor Unit 1 was found unlocked and unattended on two separate occasions. During both observations, the surveyor was able to open the door and access the medication storage room without any staff present in or around the area, while residents were seen walking around the unit. The facility's policy requires all drugs and biologicals to be stored in locked compartments, and only authorized personnel are permitted access to the medication room. Interviews with nursing staff and the Director of Nursing confirmed that the medication storage room is required to remain locked at all times, and only nursing staff with keys should have access. Despite this policy, the medication storage room was left unsecured, allowing unauthorized access to medications and biologicals.