Improper Storage and Dating of Opened Medications on Medication Cart
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency related to improper storage and labeling of medications on one of two medication carts (the A side medication cart). Review of the facility’s “Storage of Medications” policy dated 8/27/25 indicated that all drugs and biologicals are to be stored in a safe, secure, and orderly manner. During an observation on 1/20/26 at 2:58 p.m., surveyors found multiple medications on the A side cart that had been opened and were not dated as required, including budesonide inhalation suspension, two boxes of ipratropium bromide, Trelegy Ellipta, and a Lantus insulin pen. At the time of the observation, an RN (Employee E2) confirmed that these medications were opened and not dated as required, and at 3:00 p.m. the Director of Nursing confirmed that the facility failed to store medications properly on this medication cart. No specific residents or their medical histories were mentioned in the report, and the deficiency focused solely on the handling and storage of these medications on the A side medication cart.
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