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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 observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure pharmaceutical products
were stored and labeled correctly, when:
1a. One open and expired medication was available for use for Resident 23 in the medication cart, which
put residents 23 at risk of receiving expired medication,
1b. One open and expired medication was available for use for Resident 45 in the medication cart, which
put residents 45 at risk of receiving expired medication,
1c. Two open and expired medications were available for use for Resident 59 in the medication cart, which
put residents 59 at risk of receiving expired medication,
1d. One expired medication was available in the medication cart, which put all residents at risk for receiving
expired medications.
These deficient practices had the potential for residents to receive medications with reduced potency, had
the potential to result in medication errors, or drug diversion.
Findings:
1. During an inspection of the Treatment medication Cart number 1 on 7/24/23, at 11:50 a.m., with Licensed
Vocational Nurse (LVN 1), four expired, one expired and unlabeled with open date medications were
identified in the locked compartment of the treatment medication cart, as follows:
a. A Betaxolol (used to relax blood vessels and for slowing heart rate to improve blood flow and decrease
blood pressure) eye drop for Resident 23 with an open date of 6/19/23.
b. A Brimonidine (is used to lower pressure in the eyes) eye drop for Resident 45 with an open date of
6/25/23.
c. A Brimonidine eye drop for Resident 59 with an open date of 6/25/23.
d. A Dorzolamide (is used to treat increased pressure in the eye) eye drop for Resident 59 with an open
date of 6/25/23.
e. An opened multiuse Calmoseptine (multipurpose moisture barrier that protects and helps heal skin
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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
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
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Event ID:
555611
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
555611
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/27/2023
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Morton Bakar Center
494 Blossom Way
Hayward, CA 94541
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)
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irritations) ointment tube without an open date.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
During an interview on 7/24/23, at 12:17 p.m., with LVN 1, LVN1 stated, The Betaxolol, the Brimonidine,
and the Dorzolamide are expired, The eye drops expire 28 days after opening and that and that all three
eye drops bottles were now expired. LVN 1 stated, the Calmoseptine tube is used on more than one
resident and could not see an open date or a discard date on the tube. LVN 1 stated, did not know who was
responsible for removing of the expired medication from the carts.
Residents Affected - Some
During an interview with the Director of Nursing (DON) on 7/24/23 at 1:30 p.m., DON stated, the staff nurse
was supposed to give expired and discontinued medications to her. The DON verified the expired
medications should have been removed from the medication carts to prevent medication errors. The DON
stated, All licensed nurses working on the cart are to check for the discard date and remove expired and
discontinued drugs from the medication and treatment carts.
During a review of the facility's policy and procedure titled Disposal of Medications, dated 2007, the policy
and procedure indicated, 8. Outdated medications, contaminated, or deteriorated medications and the
contents of containers with no label shall be destroyed .
During a review of the facility's policy and procedure titled Medication Administration, dated 2007, indicated,
8. No expired medication will be administered to a resident .b. The nurse shall place a 'date opened' sticker
on the medication .and enter the date opened .c.multi-use eye drops and ointments should be disposed of
28 days after initial use .
FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
555611
If continuation sheet
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