| Facility failed to meet the following Requirement(s): | Corrected Date | Level of Harm | Residents Affected |
| The administrator/manager of a residential care facility shall have successfully completed the state approved Level I Medication Aide course unless he or she is a physician, pharmacist, licensed nurse or a certified medication technician, or if the facility is operating in conjunction with a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility on the same premises, or, for an assisted living facility, if the facility employs on a full-time basis, a licensed nurse who is available seven (7) days per week. II/III
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11/10/2024
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| The administrator/manager 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 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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11/10/2024
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Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services