Cardinal Senior Communities
1350 Longwood Avenue
Bedford, VA 24523
(540) 586-0825
Current Inspector: Jennifer Stokes (540) 589-5216
Inspection Date: June 5, 2019
Complaint Related: No
- Areas Reviewed:
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22VAC40-73 RESIDENT CARE AND RELATED SERVICES
- Comments:
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On 6/5/2019 two inspectors conducted a focused monitoring visit (11:30 am to 12pm) to follow up on a prior high risk violations. Two staff records were checked and a medication cart was checked.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 22VAC40-73-640-A Description: Based on observation, the facility failed to implement a required section of the medication management policy regarding preventing the use of outdated medications. EVIDENCE: 1. The medication cart had a bottle of brimonidine 0.2% for resident 7 marked with an expiration date of 5/20/2019. This was noted on 6/5/2019. Plan of Correction: This was corrected during the inspection. In the future, a weekly audit of the medication carts will be done with two people, an RMA and a nurse, to check for open/discard dates, all medications available, etc. . . In addition, the pharmacy will check the carts periodically.
Disclaimer:
This information is provided by the Virginia Department of Social Services, which neither endorses any facility nor guarantees that the information is complete. It should not be used as the sole source in evaluating and/or selecting a facility.
This information is provided by the Virginia Department of Social Services, which neither endorses any facility nor guarantees that the information is complete. It should not be used as the sole source in evaluating and/or selecting a facility.