Salem West Healthcare Center
SALEM WEST HEALTHCARE CENTER in SALEM, OH — inspection on April 30, 2026.
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 Resident #36's physician orders revealed an order dated 02/13/25 for nifedipine Extended Release 60 milligrams (mg) every day. 2.On 04/28/26 at 9:32 A.M., Registered Nurse (RN) #130 was observed administering medication to Resident #5.
Included in the medications that were administered was one tablet of furosemide (diuretic) 40 mg and one tablet of magnesium oxide 400 mg.
Review of Resident #5's orders revealed there were no current orders for furosemide. (The most recent order for furosemide was discontinued 12/19/24). Resident #5's orders indicated instead of magnesium oxide 400 mg, Resident #5 had an order for two SlowMag Muscle/Heart delayed release 71.5 -119 mg (Magnesium chloride-calcium carbonate) tablets to be administered twice a day. On 04/28/26 at 10:08 A.M., RN #130 indicated he did not individually check the medications listed on the medication packets, each of which contained multiple medications. RN #130 stated he just scanned the bar codes on the packets then looked for any medications which was not indicated as being present in the packets. RN #130 stated he administered magnesium oxide because slow mag was not available and verified the two were not the same. On 04/28/26 at 12:25 P.M., Corporate Registered Nurse #100 stated when medication packets were scanned if a resident had a medication that had been discontinued, a warning was supposed to come up on the screen.
She would have to call pharmacy and inform them that had not occurred with the administration of the furosemide.
Review of the facility's Medication Administration policy (undated) revealed instructions to administer medication only as prescribed by the provider.
Observe the five rights of medication administration which included ensuring the right medication and right dose was administered.
The medication label was to be read three times prior to administering the medication and included comparing the label to the Medication Administration Record.
This deficiency represents non-compliance investigated under Complaint Number 2978871.
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