CARE AND/OR SUPERVISION: 34890 - RCR s.83(4)(b) - Subject to subsection (5), a licensee, other than a licensee who provides a type of care described as Hospice, must (b) immediately seek the advice of a health care provider if the person in care has experienced, unintentionally, a significant change in weight,
Observation: Review of the weight records for all persons in care determined that weights were showing 5% increases and decreases each month. It could not be determined by the documentation the reason for the fluctuating weight. Discussion with staff determined that some weight changes were due to the inaccuracies of the weighing times and concerns with the scale accuracy.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that if the person in care has experienced,unintentionally, a significant change in weight that the facility seeks the advice of a health care provider.
Date to be Corrected: July 18, 2019
MEDICATION: 36070 - RCR s.69(1)(a) - A licensee must ensure that a pharmacist (a) packages all medications.
Observation: A review of the medication storage determined that one person in care's medications found one medication that was not packaged by the facility pharmacist.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that all medications are packaged by the pharmacist.
Date to be Corrected: July 18, 2019
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