Centennial Post Acute: Care Quality Failures - AK
The drugs in question require refrigeration between 36 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit to remain safe and effective, according to FDA storage guidelines. Inspectors found the refrigerator holding those emergency kits had been logging out-of-range temperatures.
The facility's own medication storage policy, dated January 2023, requires a temperature log to verify the refrigerator stays within accepted limits and directs staff to store medications following manufacturer and pharmacy recommendations. Nurses were checking the temperature once daily. Nobody had filed a work order.
During an interview at 1:49 p.m. on the day of inspection, the Resident Care Manager acknowledged the out-of-range temperatures should have triggered a maintenance report. He or she said a work order ticket would be filed, present tense, meaning it hadn't been filed yet. The compromised emergency kits were 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 exist precisely for moments when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly and there is no time to wait for a pharmacy delivery. Medications stored outside their required temperature range can degrade in ways that are not visible, meaning staff would have no way of knowing, at the moment of a medical emergency, whether the drugs they were reaching for still worked.
The inspection was completed August 29, 2025.
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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 require refrigeration between 36 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit to remain safe and effective, according to FDA storage guidelines.
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.