Civita Care Center At Newington
CIVITA CARE CENTER AT NEWINGTON in NEWINGTON, CT — inspection on November 12, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Review of the facility's emergency medication supply inventory list failed to identify the facility stocked Alprazolam ER 1mg tablet as part of their emergency supply of medications.
Review of the controlled medication transactions per patient for the period of 6/1/25 through 6/26/25 facility failed to identify any residents with an order for Alprazolam ER 1mg tablets.Interview with the Charge Nurse (LPN #5) on 8/19/25 at 11:20 AM after a review of the controlled disposition record for the Alprazolam ER 1 mg for Resident #178, she identified that the medication arrived to the facility on 6/27/25.
She acknowledged that she signed the medication administration record on 6/26/25 indicating that the medication had been administered to Resident #178, but she could not identify where she obtained the medication or if the medication was actually administered. In addition, LPN #5 noted that when a medication is unavailable, she would normally notify the nursing supervisor and if the resident needed the medication emergently, she identified that she would borrow the medication from another resident.
Interview with the Pharmacist (Pharmacist #3) from the pharmacy that supplies the medications to the facility on 8/19/25 at 12:05 PM identified the pharmacy received a prescription for Alprazolam ER 1mg tablet once daily on 6/26/25 and the medication was delivered to the facility on 6/27/25.
Interview with the DNS on 8/19/25 at 2:44 PM identified that when a resident's medications are not available, the nurses should not borrow from another resident.
She identified that if medication is unavailable, the charge nurse should notify the supervisor, the pharmacy should be contacted, the emergency supply of the medication should be checked, and the physician should be notified.
Interview with the DNS on 8/20/25 at 8:30 AM identified she reviewed the controlled disposition reports for the facility for the time period of 6/1/25 through 6/26/25 and was unable to identify a resident in the facility on Alprazolam ER 1mg tablet at the time LPN #5 signed the eMAR indicating that the medication was administered to Resident #178 as ordered.
She also identified that that medication was not a medication that the facility kept as part of their emergency supply of medications, thus LPN #5 could not have administered the medication and the eMAR documentation was incorrect.
Review of the Medication Shortage/Unavailable Medications identified when medications are not received or are unavailable for the customers, the licensed nurse will urgently initiate action in cooperation with the attending physician and pharmacy provider.
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