PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 31200 - RCR s.19(3) - If a licensee installs electronic devices for the purposes of transmitting or recording images of persons in care or members of the public, the licensee must display in a prominent place notice that electronic surveillance is being used.
Observation: The facility was observed to be using an electronic device for the purposes of transmitting images of persons in care; however, no notice was observed to be prominently displayed explaining that electronic surveillance is being used.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that notice is displayed in a prominent place explaining that electronic surveillance is being used at the facility.
Date to be Corrected: November 18, 2022
PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 31860 - RCR s.69(3)(a) - A licensee must ensure that (a) all medications in the community care facility are safely and securely stored.
Observation (CORRECTED DURING INSPECTION): 3 regular medications belonging to a PIC was found in a shared washroom located on the ground floor.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure that all medications in the facility are safely and securely stored.
Date to be Corrected: November 18, 2022
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: Review of their medication cabinet found three PRN medications passed the expiry date.
Corrective Action(s): Ensure expired medications are returned to the pharmacy when the date on the medication has passed.
Date to be Corrected: November 18, 2022
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 4 PIC's weight charts determined that a weight was not captured for the month of September 2022 and there was no documentation provided to explain why the weight was missing. This is a repeat contravention.
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: November 18, 2022
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