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Stamps House - V.I.T.A.L.

Facility Type: Residential Care - 400

Routine

February 4, 2026
Score & Grade: 0 Grade:
Contraventions:
A summary of the new or corrected contraventions found during the inspections are listed below.
Code
Category/Description
3000 - RCR 17
Description: A licensee must ensure that water accessible to a person in care, from any source, is not heated to more than 49° Celsius.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that water acccessible to a person in care, from any source, is not heated to more than 49 degrees Celcius.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: February 11, 2026
Observations: Licensing audited the water temperature from the kitchen sink and from one bathroom. Both water temperatures were more than 49 degrees Celsius. This represents an immediate risk to the health and safety of persons in care and must be corrected immediately. The Manager contacted maintenance to fix the problem immediately. Full compliance will not be achieved until the plan has been implemented and completed.
3080 - RCR 72(b)
Description: A licensee must ensure that a person in care’s medication is returned to the dispensing pharmacy if the expiry date on the medication has passed.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that a person in care's medication is returned to the dispensing pharmacy if the expiry date on the medication has passed.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: February 11, 2026
Observations: Licensing audited person in care's medications. More than one PRN medication observed had expired.