Jameson Nursing And Rehab Center
JAMESON NURSING AND REHAB CENTER in NEW CASTLE, PA — inspection on February 27, 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
Based on review of facility policy, manufacturer's guidelines, observations, and staff interview, it was
of two medication rooms reviewed (A Hall medication room).
Findings include: Review of a facility policy entitled Storage of Medications with a policy review date of 1/5/2026, revealed that, The facility stores all drugs and biologicals in a safe, secure, and orderly manner.
Drug containers that have missing, incomplete, improper, or incorrect labels are returned to the pharmacy for proper labeling before storing.
Discontinued, outdated, or deteriorated drugs or biologicals are returned to the dispensing pharmacy or destroyed.
Manufacturer's guidelines for Aplisol PPD (solution used for tuberculosis testing upon admission and for employment), indicated that, vials in use more than 30 days should be discarded due to possible oxidation and degradation which may affect potency.
Observation on 2/26/26, at 11:35 a.m. of the A hall medication room refrigerator revealed an opened vial of Aplisol PPD without an open date, therefore the staff were unable to determine the discard date.
During an interview at that time, the Licensed Practical Nurse Employee E1 confirmed that the opened Aplisol PPD vial lacked an open date, and staff were unable to determine the discard date. 28 Pa.
Code 211.9(a)(1) Pharmacy services 28 Pa.
Code 211.10(c) Resident care policies 28 Pa.
Code 211.12(d)(1)(3)(5) Nursing services Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided.
For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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