Haven of Saguaro Valley: Quality of Care Deficiency - AZ
The drug at the center of the findings is Midodrine, a medication that raises blood pressure and carries a physician-set ceiling for when it can safely be administered. On December 10, the medication administration record showed Midodrine given at 2:00 p.m. with a systolic blood pressure reading of 150. A separate progress note, reviewed during the inspection, said a nurse had held it because the reading was above parameters. On December 21, the same pattern: the MAR showed the drug administered at 2:00 p.m., but a progress note recorded that the nurse withheld it because the systolic reading exceeded 140.
The facility's Director of Nursing offered an explanation. She said nurses had likely removed the medication from its packaging in preparation for giving it, then checked the blood pressure, found it too high, and set the drug aside. They added a progress note after the fact and disposed of the medication. Nobody updated the MAR.
That left two entries in the official record showing a drug given that wasn't.
December 12 told a different story. The MAR showed Midodrine administered at 10:00 p.m. No follow-up medication note existed in the progress notes to indicate the blood pressure had been checked first. The Director of Nursing said the absence of that note meant the nurse gave the medication without verifying the reading, outside the physician's order. She described the consequence plainly: giving Midodrine outside parameters causes uncontrolled blood pressure.
Three dates. Two doses recorded as given that were held. One dose given that shouldn't have been. The Director of Nursing identified all of it herself during the inspection review.
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Last verified: June 20, 2026 · Our methodology
HAVEN OF SAGUARO VALLEY in TUCSON, AZ was cited for violations during a health inspection on December 23, 2025.
On December 10, the medication administration record showed Midodrine given at 2:00 p.m.
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