The resident's hemoglobin dropped to 6.9 on July 25 — less than half the normal range of 14 to 18. Hemoglobin carries oxygen throughout the body, and levels that low can be life-threatening.
Three days later, Physician #301 ordered weekly injections of Epoetin alfa, a drug that stimulates red blood cell production. The nursing home pharmacy couldn't supply the medication on schedule. Staff missed the July 29, August 5, and August 19 doses entirely.
Nobody told the doctor his medication wasn't available.
But the resident was already getting treated. His dialysis center had been giving him Mircera — a drug from the same class as Epoetin alfa — every two weeks since July 28. The dialysis staff had no idea the nursing home was supposed to be treating the same condition with a different drug.
RN #701 from the dialysis center discovered the overlap during an interview with inspectors on September 23. She confirmed both medications treat anemia by stimulating red blood cell production — one short-acting, one long-acting.
"If they would have known that, he would not have received the Mircera at the dialysis center," she told inspectors. "There should be collaboration between the dialysis center and the facility regarding care provided and medications given."
The physician seemed unaware of the coordination breakdown. During his September 22 interview, Physician #301 couldn't remember if staff had notified him about the missed doses. He knew the resident received dialysis three times weekly but had no information about medications the dialysis center provided.
"That information was not available," he said.
Country Lane Gardens has written policies requiring exactly this kind of coordination. The facility's Medical Director Review policy states the medical director "will coordinate medical care" in collaboration with the facility and "provide input" regarding "deficient clinical practices."
The medical director's job description specifically requires participation in "development of resident care policies to provide total medical and psychosocial needs of residents" and assistance with "implementing resident care policies."
Yet for nearly two months, a resident with critically low blood oxygen levels received conflicting treatments because his care team couldn't communicate across a single phone call.
The resident did receive one dose of Epoetin alfa on August 12, between missed doses on August 5 and August 19. Meanwhile, the dialysis center continued its regular Mircera schedule on July 28, August 11, August 25, and September 8.
Federal inspectors classified the violation as causing "minimal harm or potential for actual harm" affecting "many" residents. The breakdown suggests systemic problems with care coordination that likely extend beyond this single case.
The inspection occurred following a complaint filed in October 2025. Inspectors found the medication mix-up while investigating other issues at the 64-bed facility on Pleasantville Road.
Country Lane Gardens increased the resident's iron supplement from every other day to daily after discovering his low hemoglobin. But the fundamental problem persisted: two medical teams treating the same patient for the same condition without talking to each other.
The resident continued receiving dialysis three times weekly throughout the period, unaware his anemia treatment was being duplicated by providers who didn't coordinate his care.
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