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32 | Allegation: Staff stopped residents medication without a physicians order.
It is alleged when a resident’s medication was in low supply that it was canceled by facility staff due to a blood test being necessary without physician approval. It is alleged that the prescription was not refilled due to this incident.
Based on record review, R1’s physician report dated October 1, 2025, diagnosed R1 with vascular dementia. R1’s Charting notes dated August 7, 2025, that R1’s family notified the facility a medication needs to be placed on hold. Staff notified R1’s family that an official hold order is needed from the doctor. Staff attempted to contact the doctor to receive the hold order. Medication Administration Record dated October 2025, stated the doctor placed the medication on hold from August 7, 2025, to October 9, 2025. Starting from October 9, 2025, the medication was administered to R1 because the medication was placed off hold. Charting Notes dated October 9, 2025, states the letter of clearance signed by the doctors was received by the facility.
Based on interviews conducted, S1 and S3 stated that R1 had only one medication placed on hold. This was done because the family stated the doctor placed the medication on hold. S1 and S3 stated once the order was received to place it on hold, the facility would have withheld the medicine from R1. Once the Physician’s Order was received for R1 to receive the medication, the facility would administer the medication.
Based on the information gathered, there is no sufficient evidence to confirm the above allegation.
Based on interviews and records review, LPA did not find sufficient evidence to support the above allegation Staff stopped residents medication without a physicians order. Although the allegation may have happened or is valid, there is not a preponderance of evidence to prove the alleged violation did or did not occur, therefore the allegation is Unsubstantiated.
Exit interview was conducted and a copy of the report was provided to Administrator Tami Ojwang. |