| Facility failed to meet the following Requirement(s): | Corrected Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Plumbing fixtures which are accessible to residents and which supply hot water shall be thermostatically controlled so that the water temperature at the fixture does not exceed one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120?F) (49?C) and the water shall be at a temperature range between one hundred five degrees Fahrenheit (105?F) (41?C) and one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120?F) (49?C). I/II
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10/1/2019
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| The administrator shall develop and implement a safe and effective system of medication control and use, which assures that all residents ' medications are administered by personnel at least eighteen (18) years of age, in accordance with physicians ' instructions using acceptable nursing techniques. The facility shall employ a licensed nurse eight (8) hours per week for every thirty (30) residents to monitor each resident ' s condition and medication. Administration of medication shall mean delivering to a resident his or her
prescription medication either in the original pharmacy container, or for internal medication, removing an individual dose from the pharmacy container and placing it in a small cup container or liquid medium for the resident to remove from the container and self-administer. External prescription medication may be applied by facility personnel if the resident is unable to do so and the resident ' s physician so authorizes. All individuals who administer medication shall be trained in medication administration and, if not a physician or a licensed nurse, shall be a certified medication technician or level I medication aide. I/II
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10/1/2019
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