F 0761
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted
professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately
locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to ensure medication was stored appropriately in
three out of three medication carts audited and on two out of two units related to unlocked treatment cart,
medication on the floor, and medication unlocked on medication carts.
Findings included:
An observation was conducted on 7/17/24 at 9:50 a.m. of a treatment cart at the end of the 300-hall sitting
outside of a resident room. The nurse was inside the room, behind the privacy curtain. The medication cart
had 2 intravenous medications and 1 topical medication sitting in the attached plastic side compartment
that has no lock. No other staff were in the hall. The nurse, Staff E, Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) exited
the resident room and was interviewed at that time. The nurse said she brought the medications to her cart,
and she was going to go hang them up.
An observation was conducted on 7/17/24 at 12:27 p.m. of a treatment cart unlocked near the 300-unit
nurses' station. No staff were at the nurses' station at the time. The treatment cart remained unlocked at
1:00 p.m. after multiple staff members walked past the cart.
An observation was conducted on 7/17/24 at 2:44 p.m. of a medication cart near the 300-unit nurses'
station with 6 blister packs of medication sitting on top. There was no nurses at the medication cart. Staff
were observed to be approximately 10 feet from the cart talking, but no one was watching the medication
cart.
An observation was conducted on 7/18/24 at 10:28 a.m. of a yellow pill on the floor in the hall outside of
resident room [ROOM NUMBER]. There were no staff members in the hall. Staff H, LPN, was brought to
the location. Staff H was not working that hall, but she removed the pill from the floor and believed it was
pantoprazole, used for reflux or heartburn. She said the pill should not have been left on the floor, and she
would dispose of it properly.
An audit was conducted on 7/18/24 at 11:50 a.m. of a medication cart on the 400 unit with Staff F, LPN. The
medication cart had 5 loose pills in the drawers of the cart. Staff F confirmed there should be no loose pills
in the medication cart. She said night shift was supposed to clean the medication carts. Staff F said she
had been educated on picking up loose pills if they dropped.
An audit was conducted on 7/18/24 at 12:02 p.m. of a medication cart on the 300 unit with Staff D,
Registered Nurse (RN.) The medication was observed to have 13 loose pills throughout the drawers of
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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.
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
106146
Printed: 05/28/2026
Form Approved OMB
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
106146
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/18/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
The Club at Lake Gibson
855 Carpenters Way
Lakeland, FL 33809
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 0761
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
the cart along with dirt and debris. One drawer contained liquid medication that was spilled in the cart along
with a plastic bag with a bottle of liquid Valproic Acid that did not have a lid on it. The lid was in the bottom
of the plastic bag. Staff D was not sure why the lid was not on the Valproic Acid. She said she had been
educated on loose pills not being allowed in the medication carts. She said if a nurse dropped a pill they
should dispose of it properly. Staff D said night shift was responsible for cleaning the carts.
Residents Affected - Many
An audit was completed on 7/18/24 at 12:20 p.m. on another 300 hall medication cart assigned to Staff E,
LPN accompanied by Staff G RN/Unit Manager (UM). The cart contained one individual package of an
Atorvastatin 10 mg tablet that was not labeled with a resident name or in a bag with a resident
name/prescription. The single pill pack was sitting in a drawer with bottled medications. Staff G said the
medication should not be in the cart without a resident name/prescription, and she would remove the
medication.
An interview was conducted on 7/18/24 at 12:10 p.m. with Staff G, RN/UM. She said management does
weekly checks on the medication carts to take out medication for residents that have been discharged and
ensure no loose pills were in the cart. She said all nurses should check their own carts and keep them
clean. Staff G said when pharmacy delivered new blister packs of medication, the nurses should lock them
in the carts immediately. They should not be left on top of the medication cart. She confirmed no medication
should be left on the floor or unsecured.
Photographic evidence was obtained.
An interview was conducted on 7/18/24 at 1:20 p.m. with the Regional Director of Nursing (RDON). She
said medications should always be locked in the medication cart or medication room and there should be
no loose pills on the floor. She reviewed pictures of medications left on the top and the side medication
carts and confirmed that was a problem.
Review of a facility policy titled Standards and Guidelines (SG) Medication Storage, revised 10/24/22,
showed:
Standard: It will be the standard of this facility to store medications, drugs, and biologicals in a safe, secure
and orderly manner.
Guidelines:
1. Medications, drugs, and biologicals shall be stored in the packaging, containers or other dispensing
systems in which they are received, unless otherwise necessary.
2. The nursing staff shall be responsible for maintaining medication storage an preparation areas in a clean,
safe and sanitary manner.
3. Drug containers that have missing, incomplete, improper or incorrect labels should be returned to the
pharmacy for proper labeling before storing.
7. Compartments (including, but not limited to, drawers, cabinets, rooms, refrigerators, carts, and boxes)
containing medications, drugs, and biologicals shall be locked when not in use and trays or carts used to
transport such items shall not be left unlocked if out of a nurses' view.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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