Unlabeled Food Stored with Vaccines in Medication Room Refrigerator
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when a container of food, which was neither labeled nor dated, was found stored in a refrigerator within the A/B wing medication storage room that also contained vaccines. This observation was made during a facility tour with a licensed nurse, who confirmed that she did not know the owner of the food or when it had been placed there. Review of facility policies revealed that medications are to be stored separately from food and that any food brought by family or visitors for residents must be labeled and stored in a manner that distinguishes it from facility-prepared food. The presence of unlabeled and undated food in a medication room refrigerator was not in accordance with these policies.