Centennial Post Acute: Drug Storage Failures - AK
The drugs in question required refrigeration between 36 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit. The facility's own policy, dated January 2023, called for a thermometer inside the refrigerator and a temperature log to confirm conditions stayed within those limits. Inspectors found the refrigerator had been running out of range.
The resident care manager told inspectors the refrigerator temperatures were supposed to be checked by nurses once daily, and that out-of-range readings should have been reported to maintenance. During the inspection, the resident care manager said he or she would file a work order ticket. That ticket had not yet been filed when inspectors were still on site.
By 1:49 p.m. that afternoon, the resident care manager and the infection preventionist confirmed the compromised emergency kits had been sent back to Pharmerica, the facility's pharmacy, for replacement.
The deficiency was cited at a level of minimal harm or potential for actual harm, and inspectors noted it affected many residents. Emergency kits are kept on hand precisely for urgent situations, when there is no time to wait for a pharmacy delivery. Whether any resident needed those kits during the period the refrigerator was running out of range, the inspection report does not say.
The FDA's storage guidance for the medications involved is unambiguous: refrigerator storage, 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit. The facility's own written policy matched that standard. The gap was not in what the policy required. It was in whether anyone was actually reading the thermometer.
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CENTENNIAL POST ACUTE in ANCHORAGE, AK was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 29, 2025.
The drugs in question required refrigeration between 36 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.