F 0755
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Some
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a
licensed pharmacist.
Based on clinical record review, facility document review, and staff interview, it was determined that the
facility failed to ensure a system of recording the disposition of all controlled drugs in sufficient detail to
enable accurate reconciliation and to ensure an account of all controlled drugs is maintained and
periodically reconciled for prompt identification of loss or potential diversion of controlled substance for one
of three residents reviewed (Resident 1).
Findings include:
Review of facility policy, titled 5.3 Storage and Expiration Dating of Medications and Biologicals, last revised
August 1, 2024 stated, 18. Controlled Substance Storage: 18.1(2)Controlled medications must be counted
with another designated staff member when there is an exchange of keys.
Review of Resident 1's clinical record revealed diagnoses that included dementia (progressive, irreversible
degenerative disease of the brain that results in decreased contact with reality and decreased ability to
perform activities of daily living) and anxiety disorder (excessive and uncontrollable feelings of worry and/or
fear).
Review of Resident 1's physician orders revealed an order for lorazepam (schedule IV controlled
substance) 0.5 milligrams (mg - metric unit of measure) by mouth every six hours for anxiety.
Review of Resident 1's Controlled Medication Utilization Record, revealed that on June 10, 2024, the facility
received 120 tablets of lorazepam 0.5 mg for administration.
Review of the form revealed it provided space for licensed nursing staff to document each administration of
Ativan including the date and time the medication was prepared/administered, the amount of tablets
prepared/administered, the number of pills that remained, and an area for the licensed staff to sign.
Further review of the aforementioned Controlled Medication Utilization Record, revealed that the amount of
pills that remained from administrations on June 19, 2024, at 12:00 PM, to June 23, 2024, at 6:00 AM was
altered. The original number of pills remaining was written as 85 and then was written over top of to look
like a 65, which represented a loss of 20 controlled medication pills.
Review of the written over numbers, it appeared that numbers 85 through 58 that black ink was used, at
times, over original blue ink. Further, some numbers were not legible as a result of writing over original
numbers.
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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
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Event ID:
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No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
395395
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/08/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
River's Bend Health & Rehab Center
800 King Russ Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109
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 0755
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Review of the Controlled Medication Utilization Record revealed that licensed staff documented an
additional 46 administrations after the document was suspected of being altered. The administrations after
alteration took place between June 23, 2024 and July 7, 2024. At no time during the aforementioned period
of staff accessing the altered document did staff identify a possible diversion of a controlled substance by
transposing the wrong, lessened number.
Residents Affected - Some
Review of Resident 1's clinical record revealed that Resident 1 resided on H-Hall unit.
Review of Controlled Medication Shift Reconciliation sheet for May 2024 and June 2024, H hall revealed
the following:
Controlled medication shift reconciliation sheet labeled May 2024 for Nursing Unit: H-Hall, was not
completed for nine of 31 days (partial shifts).
Controlled medication shift reconciliation sheet labeled June 2024 for Nursing Unit: H-Hall, was not
completed for six of 30 days (partial shifts).
Controlled medication shift reconciliation sheet labeled June for Nursing Unit GH, was not completed for 16
of 30 days (partial shifts).
At no time during the aforementioned controlled substance reconciliation (completed at shift change) did
staff identify that medications may have possibly been diverted from Resident 1's lorazepam medication.
On September 3, 2024, facility staff attempted to refill Resident 1's exhausted supply of lorazepam 0.5 mg
tablets, however, the pharmacy alerted the facility staff that Resident 1's prior amount should not have been
exhausted as of September 3, 2024. Only at that time, did facility staff identify a possible diversion of
medication.
As a result of the facility investigation, the facility identified an additional diversion of lorazepam of Resident
1.
Review of facility documentation revealed that on May 18, 2024, the facility received 120 pills of lorazepam
0.5 mg for Resident 1.
Review of available documentation revealed the facility was unable to locate the Controlled Medication
Utilization Record for lorazepam 0.5 mg tablets that would have documented the preparation/administration
of pills 120 down to pill 31. The missing Controlled Medication Utilization Record form(s) would have been
for dates between May 18, 2024, and May 31, 2024. The least possible amount of diverted medication
identified would have been a total of 38 pills of lorazepam 0.5 mg.
Review of the facility's response to the investigation of controlled substance diversion revealed the facility
did not have a documented response or staff education of altering originally transcribed amounts of
controlled medications.
During an interview with the Nursing Home Administrator on October 8, 2024, at approximately 12:45 PM, it
was revealed that it was the facility's expectation that staff would identify and report when the count
numbers of controlled substances appear altered or written over. During the staff interview, it was revealed
that staff are to account for all controlled medications with a second licensed
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
395395
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
395395
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/08/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
River's Bend Health & Rehab Center
800 King Russ Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109
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 0755
staff member when ever there is a change in shift and/or when the access keys are transferred from one
staff member to another.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
As of October 8, 2024, at 4:00 PM, the facility had no further information to provide.
Residents Affected - Some
28 Pa code 201.18(b)(2)(3) Management
28 Pa code 211.9(j.1)(5) Pharmacy services
28 Pa code 211.12(d)(1)(5) Nursing services
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