Failure to Securely Store Medications and Lack of Self-Administration Assessment
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that medications and biologicals were securely stored as required. On multiple occasions, a tube of medicated cream was observed on the bed of one resident, and two bottles of nasal medications were found on the bedside table of another resident. Clinical record reviews for both residents showed no assessments for medication self-administration or for bedside storage of medications. These observations indicate that medications were not kept in locked compartments or carts, and there was no documentation supporting that the residents were permitted to self-administer or store medications at their bedside.