F 0756
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart,
following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review the facility failed to implement medication regimen review (MRR)
recommendations for medication administration parameters of physician's orders for 1 of 5 residents and
failed to ensure MRRs were reviewed by the physician for 1 of 5 residents reviewed for unnecessary
medications from a total sample of 39 residents. (#8, #43)
Findings:
1. Review of the medical record revealed resident #8 transferred from the facility to an acute care hospital
on 7/20/2022, readmitted to the facility on [DATE], and transferred to an acute care hospital on 4/05/2023.
The resident had diagnoses that included, systolic congestive heart failure, hypotension (low blood
pressure), essential hypertension (high blood pressure), sick sinus syndrome, coronary artery disease,
atrial fibrillation, and presence of a cardiac pacemaker.
Review of the pharmacy Consultation Report for resident #8 dated from 11/01/2022 to 11/30/2022 showed
there were recommendations for the medication Midodrine, a medication to treat low blood pressure. The
Consultant Pharmacist noted, CLINICALLY URGENT RECOMMENDATION: PROMPT RESPONSE
REQUESTED .Please remind staff of the importance of administering/holding medication within the
parameters ordered. The report indicated this medication should have been held in accordance with the
physician's orders/parameters. The report was signed by the Registered Pharmacist on 11/26/2022, and
the Director of Nursing (DON) on 11/28/2022.
Review of resident #8's Medication Administration Record, (MAR) for December 2022, January 2023,
February 2023, March 2023, and April 2023 showed physicians orders for Midodrine HCI tablet, 5
milligrams (MG), HOLD for SBP (systolic blood pressure) GREATER than 130 or DBP (diastolic blood
pressure) GREATER than 70 for blood pressure, started 7/29/2022. The records documented nurses
continued to administer the medication to the resident multiple times outside of the physician's parameters.
On 4/6/2023 at 3:26 PM, the DON said she received the MRR for resident #8 from November 2022. She
reviewed the resident's MARs from December 2022 to April 2023, and acknowledged there were multiple
instances Midodrine was administered to the resident by nurses outside physician ordered blood pressure
parameters. The DON explained it was particularly important for nurses to follow the medication orders
correctly to avoid blood pressure complications. She stated additional monitoring should have been
conducted to ensure nurses administered the medication correctly.
On 4/06/2023 at 3:52 PM, the Registered Pharmacist Consultant was interviewed by telephone. He stated
the pharmacy consultant submitted MRR reports to the DON monthly and as needed. He explained
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Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other
safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the
date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date
these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
LABORATORY DIRECTOR'S OR PROVIDER/SUPPLIER
REPRESENTATIVE'S SIGNATURE
TITLE
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Event ID:
105782
Printed: 05/28/2026
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No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
105782
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
04/06/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Solaris Healthcare Apopka
305 East Oak Street
Apopka, FL 32703
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0756
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
reports were tracked for follow up, and if continued issues were identified, the DON received additional
notifications. The pharmacist said Midodrine could cause or lead to complications related to blood
circulation when it was administered beyond the parameters ordered by the physician.
2. Review of the medical record revealed resident #43 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] from an acute
care hospital. The resident had diagnoses that included thyroid imbalance, abnormal weight loss,
hypertension, anemia, kidney disease, insomnia, paranoid schizophrenia, and depression.
Review of the pharmacy Consultation Report dated from 12/01/2022 to 12/31/2022 for resident #43, noted
a recommendation for Levothyroxine, a medication to treat thyroid imbalances. The report read, Please
administer Levothyroxine consistently 30 to 60 minutes before breakfast, or at bedtime 4 hours after the last
meal of the day. The pharmacist signed the Consultation Report on 12/24/2022, and the DON signed the
report on 12/28/2022. There was a handwritten notation, DONE.
Review of resident #43's MARs from January 2023 to March 2023 indicated that the nurses were
administering the resident's Levothyroxine, every day at 9:00 AM, after she had eaten breakfast.
On 4/06/2023 at 3:08 PM, the DON said all residents MRR recommendations were provided to physicians
for review within one day after she received them. She reviewed resident #43's MRR from December 2022
and acknowledged there was no documentation to indicate the physician had reviewed it. The DON
reviewed the resident's medical record and said the physician had revised the Levothyroxine order on
3/31/23, 3 months after the Consultant Pharmacist had made the recommendations. The physician
changed the administration time of the Levothyroxine from 9:00 AM to 6:00 AM. The DON said the MRR
should have been addressed within 30 days.
On 4/06/2023 at 3:52 PM, the Registered Pharmacist Consultant said Levothyroxine, is recommended to
be administered on an empty stomach, to ensure proper absorption and optimal therapeutic effects. He
explained administration of the medication with food could cause or lead to malabsorption and abnormal
thyroid hormone levels that could affect multiple areas of organ functioning.
The facility's policy and procedure titled, LTC Facility's Pharmacy Services and Procedures Manual . 9.1
Medication Regimen Review, revised 3/03/2020 read, 9. When the Consultant Pharmacist identifies an
urgent medication irregularity during MRR that requires immediate action, the consultant pharmacist will
notify the nurse and request the facility contact the attending physician to communicate the issue and
obtain direction or new orders., and The attending physician should address the consultant pharmacist's
recommendation no later than their next scheduled visit to the facility to assess the resident .
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