Expired Medications Found on Medication Carts
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that medications were not stored in accordance with accepted professional principles on two of four medication carts. On the Third Floor Unit, a bottle of Isopto Atropine Solution 1% was found to be expired since 4/2025. The LPN assigned to this cart confirmed the medication was expired and stated that the night shift was responsible for checking for outdated medications. On the Fourth Floor Unit, a tube of Glutose 15 was found to be expired since 6/2025, and the LPN assigned to this cart also confirmed the expired medication, again noting that the night shift was responsible for checking for outdated medications. These findings indicate that expired medications were present on medication carts and that the process for checking for outdated medications was not effectively implemented, as confirmed by staff interviews.