Per the report from the Medicare inspection conducted on 7/16/2021, facility staff failed to remove and discard expired medications from two of their three medication carts. Administering expired medication to residents could potentially cause them serious harm.
The inspection on 7/16/2021 revealed facility staff failed to maintain a medication error rate below 5%, per standard guidelines. Two of the six residents from the sample population had a medication error rate of 16%.
During the 7/16/2021 inspection, records showed facility staff failed to use two persons—as safety guidelines require—when transferring a resident with a medical lift. This error resulted in the resident slipping from the transfer pad and sustaining multiple serious injuries, including rib fractures and bleeding.
Raleigh Rehab Center incurred one fine over the last three years. The fine was levied on 7/16/2021 for $50,879.
