complaint·July 13, 2023

The LPA verified the authenticity of the letter with the responsible party, who stated that the letter was authentic. Additionally, the administrator stated that they had communicated with the pharmacy on 01/14/2023, and communicated with the doctor prescribing the medication to inform them that the resident not living at the facility anymore as of 01/12/2023. The administrator stated that the pharmacy did indeed refill four medications on 3/11/2023. The medications were delivered by the pharmacy and left with the facility staff in the evening hours. The administrator reviewed the medications the next morning, and discovered that the pharmacy had delivered medications for R1. The administrator stated that they communicated with the pharmacy about the medication delivered and was instructed to destroy the medications, which they did by placing all medications in water to dissolve it, then placing the medication in a can prior to disposing of it in the trashcan. The administrator provided the LPAs with the Centrally Stored Medication and Destruction Record (LIC 622) which recorded the medications delivered for R1. Based on the information obtained through interviews and record review, there is not sufficient evidence to support the allegation that Staff did not give all of resident’s medication to the authorized representative when resident left the facility. Therefore, this allegation is deemed Unsubstantiated at this time. Exit interview was conducted. A copy of the report was issued.