| Facility failed to meet the following Requirement(s): | Corrected Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| Staffing.
(A) The facility shall have an adequate number and type of personnel for the proper care of residents and upkeep of the facility. At a minimum, the staffing pattern for fire safety and care of residents shall be one (1) staff person for every fifteen (15) residents or major fraction of fifteen (15) during the day shift, one (1) person for every twenty (20) residents or major fraction of twenty (20) during the evening shift and one (1) person for every twenty-five (25) residents or major fraction of twenty-five (25) during the night shift. I/II
Time Personnel Residents
7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(Day)* 1 3-15
3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
(Evening)* 1 3-20
9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
(Night)* 1 3-25
*If the shift hours vary from those indicated, the hours of the shifts shall show on the work schedules of the facility and shall not be less than six (6) hours. III
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7/7/2021
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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 or distributed by personnel at least eighteen (18) years of age, in accordance with physicians ' instructions using acceptable nursing techniques. Until January 1, 1991, those facilities administering medications shall utilize personnel trained in medication administration (a licensed nurse, certified medication technician or level I medication aide) and shall employ a licensed nurse eight (8) hours per week for every thirty (30) residents to monitor each resident ' s condition. Distribution shall mean delivering to a resident his/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 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. After December 31, 1990, all persons who administer or distribute 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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2/12/2021
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