The Orchards at Canterbury: Medication Failures - MI
The Director of Nursing confirmed to inspectors that the facility knew the medication was ordered and simply didn't have it in stock. She said the floor nurse should have reached out to other staff for help securing the medication, that STAT delivery was an option, and that the backup supply should have been checked. None of that happened. The nurse was taken off the schedule after the fact.
A second resident, identified in inspection records as R902, had blood pressure and potassium medications documented as unavailable across multiple dates in October. Metoprolol, prescribed for hypertension, was listed as not available on October 16 and again on October 21. Potassium chloride, prescribed for low potassium, showed gaps on October 18, 19, and 21.
When inspectors raised the missing medications with Nurse Manager A on October 21, the explanation was blunt: the potassium chloride was already in the medication cart. The nurses just didn't look hard enough to find it. The metoprolol was sitting in the backup supply. Nobody pulled it.
The inspection, a complaint survey completed October 24, 2025, cited minimal harm for both residents. But a resident who spent a night without an antibiotic their doctor had ordered, and then required a more invasive course of treatment because of it, represents something the Director of Nursing herself acknowledged: the medication was there to be found or ordered, and nobody did either.
The nurse responsible for the antibiotic miss was removed from the schedule. Whether the resident who started IV treatment the next morning experienced any setback from the missed dose, the inspection report does not say.
Full Inspection Report
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The Orchards at Canterbury on the Lake in Waterford, MI was cited for violations during a health inspection on October 24, 2025.
The Director of Nursing confirmed to inspectors that the facility knew the medication was ordered and simply didn't have it in stock.
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.