Failure to Provide Home Medication List at Discharge
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide a home medication list to a discharged resident as required by its process. During an interview, an LVN stated that at discharge residents are given their medications along with a home medication list that includes instructions on how to take each medication, and that nurses educate the resident on this list and obtain the resident’s signature to confirm the education was completed. However, review of the resident’s Discharge Instruction Form (DIF) dated 12/8/25 showed that while the form indicated medications were provided at discharge and referenced an attachment, no medications were actually listed on the DIF. The DON confirmed there was no evidence that the resident received a home medication list upon discharge. When requested on multiple dates, the facility did not provide a policy and procedure related to this process.
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