Providence Living Center
PROVIDENCE LIVING CENTER in TOPEKA, KS — inspection on August 25, 2025.
Found 2 citations. 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
room.
The note documented the provider asked the DON to allow the provider to be the one to review
Nursing: Infection Note dated 07/25/25 at 10:48 PM noted R1 continued on ertepenam for a UTI and
PM, Licensed Nurse (LN) G stated that lab results should populate in the system so providers can see the results from there; the nurse can see them there as well.
She stated the nurses have communication logs they can use to track labs or keep track of labs they are waiting for.
She stated the facility has an easy chat program so they can communicate with the provider through that about the labs. LN G said, regardless of the way it is communicated, if a provider is waiting for a lab, the nurses should keep an eye out for the results, even if the result did not show up in the system as a new result. LN G said if they knew a provider was waiting for a result, the nurses should check on it.
She stated the nurses have communication sheets they pass on to ensure continued care between the nurses. LN G said she would notify the provider if she obtained lab results.On 08/25/25 at 06:49 PM, Administrative Staff A stated the facility used a lab that uploaded results directly into the facility's EMR system, and the results can be viewed in the EMR.
She stated the UA C&S was uploaded to the system on 07/18/25 and would have been viewable in R1's EMR at that time.
Administrative Staff A stated that perhaps the provider may not have known to look for the results there.
She stated she was not sure if staff would have seen the C&S after the initial alert went away.
Administrative Staff A said if a lab result was still pending, staff could contact the providers through the direct message system to let them know the results.
The facility did not provide a policy for the timely reviewing and reporting of lab and/or diagnostic results.
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Providence Living Center 1112 SE Republican Avenue Topeka, KS 66607
the provider; if the medication needed to be held longer, the provider would put it on hold. LN G stated
staff needed to notify the doctor to see if the doctor wanted to do as it would be up to the doctor to
medication outside of the ordered parameters, there should be a progress note documenting the call to the doctor and the doctor's order to go ahead and give the medication.The facility did not provide a policy related to following physician-ordered parameters for medication administration.
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