F 0761
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
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.
Based on record review, observation, staff interview, review of facility policy, and review of the online
resource, the facility failed to discard outdated resident medications. This affected Resident #3 for eye
drops and had the potential to affect six residents (#8, #17, #22 , #25, #28, #85 and #86) for antacid
medication. The facility census was 30.
Findings include:
1. Review of record for Resident #3 revealed an admission date of 03/10/16 and a diagnosis of end stage
heart failure.
Review of the physician orders, dated 05/03/18, revealed an order for the resident to receive artificial tear
solution instilled two drops in both eyes threes time per day for dry eye.
Review of Medication Administration Record (MAR) for August 2019 for Resident #3 revealed resident
received artificial tear solution instilled to both eyes per the physician's order.
Observation and interview on 08/07/19 at 10:23 A.M. with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #242 revealed
an opened bottle of artificial tear solution labeled with Resident #3's name and dated 06/25/19. The LPN
confirmed that the bottle of artificial tear solution was used for Resident #3 and had been dated 06/25/19 to
indicate when it had been opened.
Interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 08/07/19 at 4:15 P.M. confirmed the artificial tear solution
did not contain manufacturer instructions regarding when the medication should be discarded once
opened.
Review of the International Pharmacopoeia, Seventh Edition, dated 2017, revealed multidose ophthalmic
drop preparations may be used for up to four weeks after the container is initially opened.
Review of facility policy titled Storage of Medications, dated 07/25/19, revealed all multidose vials of
medications are to be dated and initialed by the nurse opening the vial and indicating the date of opening.
2. Observation on 08/07/19 at 10:07 A.M. of the rehabilitation unit medication cart with LPN #238 revealed
the cart contained an opened house stock bottle of Maalox liquid (over the counter indigestion medication)
with a manufacturer's expiration date of 07/2019.
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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
(X6) DATE
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Facility ID:
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Event ID:
366053
Printed: 05/15/2026
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
366053
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/08/2019
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Berkeley Square Retirement Cen
100 Berkeley Drive
Hamilton, OH 45013
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
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
Interview with LPN #238 on 08/07/19 at 10:07 A.M. confirmed the opened bottle of house stock Maalox in
the rehab cart was expired and should have been discarded.
Interview with the DON on 08/08/19 at 10:45 A.M. confirmed that Resident's #8, #17, #22, #25, #28, #85,
#86 had orders for Maalox as needed for indigestion and that expired medications should be discarded.
Residents Affected - Some
Review of facility policy undated titled Storage of Medications revealed medications should not be kept past
their expiration date and should be destroyed.
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
366053
If continuation sheet
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Printed: 05/15/2026
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
366053
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
08/08/2019
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Berkeley Square Retirement Cen
100 Berkeley Drive
Hamilton, OH 45013
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0812
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Many
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve
food in accordance with professional standards.
Based on observation, staff interview and review of facility policy, the facility failed to ensure the ice maker
was free of mold. This had the potential to affect all residents residing in facility with exception of one
resident (#1) whom the facility identified as not receiving food from the kitchen. The facility census was 30.
Findings include;
During initial observation of the kitchen on 08/08/19 at 8:15 A.M., revealed the ice maker in the main
kitchen had several black areas inside the ice maker compartment.
Interview with General Manager of Culinary #198 on 08/08/19 at 8:22 A.M. verified the black areas inside
the main kitchen's ice maker. General Manager of Culinary #198 stated the black areas inside the ice
maker were mold.
Review of the facility's list of residents who don't receive food from the kitchen revealed Resident #1 did
not.
Review of the facility policy titled Ice Machine Maintenance and Cleaning Policy, dated 10/02/18, revealed
the facility was to establish a maintenance and cleaning schedule to be certain machines are functioning
properly and are clean for infection control.
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Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
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