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11/26/2025
Goldwater Care Danville
620 Warrington Avenue Danville, IL 61832
F 0602
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on interview and record review the facility failed to ensure the security and proper accounting of a controlled substance (Ativan) for R1. This failure affected one of three residents (R1) reviewed for abuse in the sample of three. This past non-compliance occurred from 8/30/25 to 11/24/25.Findings Include:R1's Facility census documents R1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] and has the following medical diagnoses; Hospice, Hemiplegia and Hemiparesis, Type 2 Diabetes, COPD, Chronic Respiratory Failure with Hypoxia, Cerebrovascular Disease, Major Depressive Disorder, Obstructive and Reflux Uropathy, Retention of Urine, Obesity, Presence of Urogenital Implants, Delusional Disorders, Presence of Cardiac Pacemaker, Mood [Affective] Disorder, Vascular Dementia, HTN, GERD, Heart Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 and Anxiety Disorder. R1 Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] documents R1 Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score 10, moderate cognitive impairment and received antianxiety medications the last 7 days.R1's Physician Order Sheet dated 8/6/25 documents Lorazepam Oral Concentrate 2 milligram/milliliter, give 0.25 milliliters by mouth every 3 hours as needed for restlessness or anxiety.R1's Physician Order Sheet dated 8/6/25 documents Lorazepam Oral Concentrate 2 milligram/milliliter, give 0.25 milliliters by mouth every 3 hours as needed for restlessness or anxiety.Pharmacy Deliver Form dated 8/8/25 documents manifest ID# 5449229/001-R1-Lorazepam concentrate 2 milligram/milliliter x 30 doses. Delivered.Pharmacy Deliver Form dated 8/19/25 documents manifest ID# 5456952/001-R1-Lorazepam concentrate 2 milligram/milliliter x 30 doses. Delivered.V5 Licensed Practical Nurse Witness Statement dated 9/4/25 documents on 8/30/25 that V5 conducted a narcotic medication count on the 2 East medication cart with V3 Registered Nurse the oncoming nurse V3 asked V5 about the other Ativan in the refrigerator and V5 told V3 there was never anything in the refrigerator. There was nothing to count and only one controlled substance form for R1's Ativan that in in the medication cart.The Facilities Narcotic/ Controlled Substances-Counting Policy 11/26/27 documents: Purpose: 1. To count controlled substances with a partner and to verify the accuracy of the log. 2. Knowledge of correct response should an error be discovered in the controlled substance count. General Guidelines: Always participate in the counting of the controlled substances at the beginning and ending of your shift. Never say, go ahead without me and I'll sign later. Never leave it at someone else's discretion when you are the one on duty. If you do not observe the medications that you sign as being present, you may be implicated if the medications are missing later. On 11/25/25 at 11:42 AM V3 Registered Nurse stated that on 8/29/25 V3 worked the 6:00 AM - 6:30 PM shift. V3 stated when coming on V3 conducted a narcotic count with the nurse whose shift was ending and that R1 had one bottle (30 milliliters) of Ativan in the medication cart and one bottle in the refrigerator. V3 stated that there were 2 controlled substance forms in the narcotic book for R1's Ativan, one was started and the other blank for the bottle in the refrigerator. V3 stated that V3 passed the morning medications on the 2 East Hall, and was an extra nurse and had other duties, and gave the keys the medication cart to V6 Agency Registered
Residents Affected - Few
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11/26/2025
Goldwater Care Danville
620 Warrington Avenue Danville, IL 61832
F 0602
Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Nurse who was down the east hall passing medication. V3 stated that V3 asked to conduct a narcotic count with V6 and V6 told V3 that V3 is busy. V3 stated that V3 got off of work at 6:30 PM and returned to work on 8/30/25 at 6:00 AM for V3's next shift. V3 stated that V3 conducted a narcotic count with V5 who's shift was ending. V3 stated that V3 asked V5 if R1's is the other bottle of Ativan was in the refrigerator and V5 became defensive and said, what don't do that to me. V3 stated that V5 said there was never another bottle of Ativan in the refrigerator and only one controlled substance form in the narcotic book. V3 stated there was not a second controlled substance form in the narcotic book, like there was yesterday morning, and there was no bottle of Ativan in the refrigerator in the locked medication room. On 11/25/25 at 2:00 PM V2 Director of Nursing Stated that on 9/1/25 V3 Registered Nurse notified V2 of a missing 30 milliliter bottle of Ativan. V2 stated that V3 informed V2 that V3 had worked on 8/29/25 from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM and when V3 came onto work that morning V3 conducted a narcotic count with the nurse whose shift was ending. V2 stated that V3 informed V2 R1 had a bottle of Ativan open in the medication cart, and an unopened bottle in the refrigerator in the locked medication room. V2 stated that V3 informed V2 that there were 2 sheets in the narcotic book, 1 for the opened and 1 for the unopened bottle. V2 stated that V3 informed V2 that V3 passed morning medications on the East Hall and when finished gave keys to V6 Agency Registered Nurse who told V3 that V6 was busy and didn't perform a narcotic count. V2 stated that V3 further informed V2 that when V3 returned to work on 8/31/25 at 6:00 AM and conducted a narcotic count with V5 Licensed Practical Nurse that the bottle of Ativan that was in the refrigerator was gone and also the controlled substance form for the second bottle was gone. Prior to the survey date of 11/26/25, the facility took the following actions to correct the non-compliance:On 9/1/25, R1's Ativan 30 milliliter bottle was replaced by the facility.On 9/1/25, the Quality Assurance Committee developed a Plan of Correction for the 8/30/25 incident and a Performance Improvement Plan.On 9/1/25, the Director of Nursing and Administrator provided in-service education to nursing staff on Controlled Substance Policy/Count and Narcotic Destruction Policy.On 9/1/25, the facility standardized communication pathways with pharmacy on dropping off and picking up controlled medications.Starting on 9/1/25, the Director of Nursing and/or designee began auditing medication carts/medication rooms daily x 7 days a week x 6 weeks to ensure controlled substances (pills, patches and liquids) matched count sheetThe facility QAPI Committee will continue to monitor performance to ensure corrective actions related to the 9/1/25 incident are effective.Completion date of substantial compliance: 11/24/25.
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