Laporte City Specialty Care
Laporte City Specialty Care in La Porte City, IA — inspection on November 20, 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
staff training.The individual administering medications verifies the resident's identity before giving the resident his/her medications.
Methods of identifying the resident include:Checking photograph attached to medical record; andIf necessary, verifying resident identification with other facility personnel.The individual administering the medication checks the label THREE (3) times to verify the right resident, right medication, right dosage, right time and right method (route) of administration before giving the medication.Vials labeled as single dose, or single use are not used on multiple residents.
Such vials are used only for one resident in a single procedure.Insulin pens containing multiple doses of insulin are for single-resident use only.
Changing the needle does not make it safe to use insulin pens for more than one resident.Insulin pens are clearly labeled with the resident's name or other identifying information.
Prior to administering insulin with an insulin pen, the Nurse verifies that the correct pen is used for that resident.Post-exposure follow up procedures are conducted if an insulin pen is used for more than one resident.Medications ordered for a particular resident may not be administered to another resident, unless permitted by State law and facility policy and approved by the Director of Nursing Services.If a resident uses PRN medications frequently, the Attending Physician and Interdisciplinary Care Team, with support from the Consultant Pharmacist as needed, shall reevaluate the situation, examine the individual as needed, determine if there is a clinical reason for the frequent PRN use, and consider whether a standing dose of medication is clinically indicated.New personnel authorized to administer medications are not permitted to prepare or administer medications until they have been oriented to the medication administration system used by the facility.The Charge Nurse must accompany new nursing personnel on their medication rounds for a minimum of three (3) days to ensure established procedures are followed and proper resident identification methods are learned.
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