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13 | Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Javier Prieto visited the facility to investigate a complaint. LPA Prieto met with Executive Director Tawfik and discussed the details of the complaint.
Allegation #1 - Interview with Memory Care Director (S1) states that facility medical tech staff were following the care plan for dispensing pain medication to resident #1 (R1). Medication orders were obtained during today's investigation which indicates that R1 is to receive pain medication as needed at the duration of every four (4) hours, as needed. The order reads that the form of dispensing this medication are a crushed pill, in 1 ml of liquid, and dispensed in a syringe for oral dispensing. The facility as a crush order from the hospice agency for dispensing in this manner. S1 states that med tech staff were following procedures by dispensing of pain medication per written order and are not allowed to dispense this medication with a verbal order. S1 states that med tech staff were following protocol by not accepting a verbal order and only following orders that were in writing. A copy of R1's Medication Administration Record (MAR) log was obtained at time of investigation. |