F 0755
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a
licensed pharmacist.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure that Licensed Nurses administered
medication in accordance with their Medication Administration Policy for one of four sampled residents
(Resident 1), when 4 and a half Norco tablets (a narcotic pain pill), were found in a container in Resident 1 '
s room.
This failure had the potential to lead to possible overdose (when a person takes more than the
recommended amount of a medication which can lead to serious harm or death), drug diversion (the illegal
distribution, or abuse of prescription drugs, or their use for purposes not intended by the prescriber), and
possible exposure of other residents to potentially hazardous substances.
Findings:
Review of Resident 1 ' s admission Record indicated that Resident 1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]
and had diagnoses which included anxiety disorder (worrying that interferes with daily activities) and major
depressive disorder (sad mood or the loss of interest or pleasure in nearly all activities).
Review of Resident 1 ' s care plan regarding mood dated 9/23/24 indicated that Resident 1 was at risk for
poor impulse control.
Review of the facility ' s policy titled, Administering Medications dated April 2023 indicated, Only persons
licensed or permitted by this state to prepare, administer and document the administration of medication
may do so and Residents may self-administer their own medications only if the Attending Physician, in
conjunction with the Interdisciplinary Care Planning Team, has determined that they have the
decision-making capacity to do so safely.
During a concurrent observation and interview, on 10/3/24, at 3:15 PM, Resident 1 stated that she found
pain pills in her bed and kept them in a small, black, round container while she pointed to the container on
her bedside table.
Review of Resident 1 ' s Nurse ' s Notes dated 9/28/24 at 12:18 PM indicated that Resident 1 ' s nurse was
notified by a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) that Resident 1 had put pills into a black, round container on
her bedside table. The nurse went into the room and located the container in which 4 whole tablets and
½ tablet of Norco (a narcotic pain medication) 5/325 milligrams (mg – a unit of measure) were
found.
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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)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Facility ID:
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Event ID:
555316
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
555316
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
10/31/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Copper Ridge Care Center
201 Hartnell Avenue
Redding, CA 96002
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
Residents Affected - Few
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Review of Resident 1 ' s current Order Summary Report indicated that on 3/3/24, Resident 1 ' s physician
ordered Norco 5/325 mg, to be given by mouth every 6 hours. On 8/2/24, Resident 1 ' s physician added
Norco 5/325 mg to be given by mouth every 4 hours as needed (PRN).
During an interview, on 10/30/24, at 2:52 PM, the Director of Nursing (DON) stated that her expectation for
the facility ' s nurses when giving medications was that the nurses would stay throughout the patients taking
the medications and if the nurses needed to leave the room before the patient took the medications, the
nurses would take all the medications with them and destroy the medications and bring fresh medications
when they returned to the patients ' rooms to complete medication administration.
Event ID:
Facility ID:
555316
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