| 6400.161(e)(3) | Prescribed medication is being given daily, the individual is described as self-medicating. It is not clear if the individual has the ability to self-medicate based on the agencies administration practices. | To be considered able to self-administer medications, an individual shall do all of the following: Know when the medication is to be taken. Assistance may be provided by staff persons to remind the individual of the schedule and to offer the medication at the prescribed times as specified in subsection (b). | The individual has been able to successfully self-administer her medication for approximately 10 years and has utilized several different pill boxes in the past to help her maintain this skill. More recently, this individual had been having issue with the weekly pill box being used as some of the future days of the weeks¿ medications would come out when she turned it over to take out the medication for a specific day/time. At her request, she asked staff to minimize this issue by taking her medications out of the box daily. Recognizing that this is not best practice, a new pill box was obtained that allows this individual to still have access to her weekly medications while also providing her the ability to remove just one day/one time during self-administration. This new pill box was purchased and set up for usage effective 12/8/23 (Attachment #2- weekly pill box) |
12/08/2023
| Implemented |
| 6400.163(g) | Medication is not being stored securely if left out on the dining room counter. | Prescription medications shall be stored in an organized manner under proper conditions of sanitation, temperature, moisture and light and in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. | he individual in this location resides in a 1-person home where she is able to self-administer her medications. Recognizing that there may be times that she is not home and there exists the possibility that apartment maintenance may need to enter her apartment, the individuals¿ medications were moved to a secure locked file cabinet that was already available in her home on 11/29/23 (Attachment #3- Metal File Cabinet) |
11/29/2023
| Implemented |