Centennial Post Acute: Infection Control Gaps - AK
Inspectors who visited the facility on August 29, 2025 found the medications during a review of the nursing home's refrigerator. The drugs, which the FDA requires to be kept between 36 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit, had been sitting outside that range. The facility's own policy, dated January 2023, requires a temperature log or tracking mechanism to verify the refrigerator stays within accepted limits, and requires out-of-range temperatures to be reported to maintenance.
Neither had happened.
The Regional Care Manager told inspectors the refrigerator was supposed to be checked by nurses once daily. The out-of-range readings, the RCM acknowledged, should have been reported to maintenance, and said a work order ticket would be filed. By the time inspectors sat down with the RCM and the Infection Preventionist at 1:49 PM that afternoon, the emergency kits had already 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, affecting many residents.
Emergency kits are stocked precisely for moments when a resident's condition deteriorates fast, when there isn't time to wait for a pharmacy delivery. The drugs inside them are only as reliable as the conditions they've been kept in. At Centennial Post Acute, no one could say with certainty how long the refrigerator had been running out of range, because no one had been writing it down.
Full Inspection Report
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CENTENNIAL POST ACUTE in ANCHORAGE, AK was cited for violations during a health inspection on August 29, 2025.
Inspectors who visited the facility on August 29, 2025 found the medications during a review of the nursing home's refrigerator.
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.