MEDICATION: 36170 - RCR s.72(b) - A licensee must ensure that a person in care's medication is returned to the dispensing pharmacy if (b) the expiry date on the medication has passed.
Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): A review of the medication cabinet found two PRN medications passed expiry date.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure expired medications are returned to the pharmacist.
Date to be Corrected: January 29, 2023
RECORDS AND REPORTING: 39320 - RCR s.83(4)(a) - Subject to subsection 83(5), a licensee, other than a licensee who provides a type of care described as Hospice, must (a) ensure that each person in care is weighed at least once each month.
Observation: Review of 1 of 5 PIC's weight charts determined that a weight was not captured for the month of September and there was no documentation provided to explain why the weight was missing.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that each person in care is weighed at least once a month or provide a reason as to why the weight could not be obtained.
Date to be Corrected: January 29, 2023
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