F 0759
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Based on medical record reviews, observations, staff interviews, and policy and procedure review, the
facility failed to ensure a medication error rate of less than five percent (%). After 32 opportunities, three
errors were identified to equal an error rate of 9.3%. This affected two residents (#30 and #32) of four
residents observed during the medication pass observation. The census was 58.
Residents Affected - Few
Findings include:
1. Review of the medical record for Resident #30 revealed an admission date of 02/22/23 and the
diagnoses of congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, dysphagia, urine retention, high blood pressure, and
obesity.
Review of Resident #30's physician orders revealed an order for Potassium Chloride Crys Extended
Release (ER) tablet 20 milliequivalent (mEq) daily for hypokalemia.
Observation on 04/10/23 at 9:21 A.M., with Registered Nurse (RN) #108 and Resident #30 revealed the
resident didn't want the Potassium unless it was crushed as she had a hard time swallowing it. RN #108
then crushed and administered Resident #30's Potassium ER 20 mEq.
Interview on 04/10/23 at 9:33 A.M., with RN #108 confirmed that specific Potassium was an
extended-release tablet and should not have been crushed. She stated she was not sure if the physician
had been notified that the resident only liked that Potassium crushed in an attempt to obtain an order for a
different kind of Potassium supplement.
2. Review of the medical record for Resident #32 revealed an admission date of 07/15/22 and the
diagnoses of cerebral palsy, parkinson's disease, high blood pressure, depression, post-traumatic stress
disorder, and schizophrenia.
Review of Resident #32's physician orders revealed she was to receive Xifaxan 550 milligrams (mg) twice
daily (due at 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M.) and Depakote Extended Release (ER) 24 hour tablet 500 mg daily
for behaviors.
Observation and interview on 04/10/23 at 9:34 A.M., with Registered Nurse (RN) #108 revealed she
prepared Resident #32's medications including Depakote ER 500 mg which she crushed, along with her
other medications. RN #108 also did not have the resident's Xifaxan 550 mg medication. She confirmed the
shipment for the Xifaxan medication was received on 04/08/23 and it was supposedly on hand, but she
didn't have it on hand. The resident's medications were administered on 04/10/23 at 9:48 A.M.
Interview on 04/10/23 at 9:48 A.M., with RN #108 confirmed she crushed the Depakote ER medication
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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
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365426
B. Wing
A. Building
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COMPLETED
04/11/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Arbors West
375 West Main Street
West Jefferson, OH 43162
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F 0759
and that it shouldn't be crushed as it was an extended-release tablet.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Review of facility policy titled Medication Administration, dated 01/01/22, revealed staff should compare the
mediation source with the medication administration record to verify the residents name, medication name,
form, dose, route, and time of administration. It stated to refer to the drug reference material if unfamiliar
with the medication, including its mechanism of action or common side effects.
Residents Affected - Few
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number OH00141459.
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