Island Health
1952 Bay Street Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)
1952 Bay Street Victoria, B.C. V8R 1J8 | Visit Official Website (opens in a new tab)
Follow-Up
March 17, 2023
Contraventions:
A summary of the new or corrected contraventions found during the inspections are listed below.Code
Category/Description
3010 - RCR 37(1)(b)
Description: A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility unless the licensee or, in the case of a person who is not the manager, the manager has obtained all of the following: character references in respect of the person
Corrective Actions Required:
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing observed two character references for a staff person.
Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.
To Be Corrected By:
Observations:
3010 - RCR 37(1)(e)
Description: A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility unless the licensee or, in the case of a person who is not the manager, the manager has obtained all of the following: evidence that the person has complied with the Province’s immunization and tuberculosis control programs.
Corrective Actions Required:
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing observed a copy of a staff member's TB test result.
Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.
To Be Corrected By:
Observations:
3010 - RCR 68(4)
Description: A licensee must ensure that all employees comply with the policies and procedures of the medication safety and advisory committee.
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that all employees comply with the policies of the medication safety and advisory committee.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: March 16, 2023
Observations: Licensing inspected the medication cabinets. There were several issues noted on the last pharmacist inspection such as: medications with an expiry once opened were not labeled with open/discard dates; daily shift counts were not being completed with two signatures consistently; audit of narcotic and controlled substance practices was not performed monthly; the refrigerated medications were not stored separate from food; outcome and effectiveness of prn medications was not consistently documented;
3030 - RCR 49(3)
Description: A licensee must assess each person in care on admission to determine the risk that the person in care may leave the community care facility without notification of an employee.
Corrective Actions Required:
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee: Licensing reviewed records for persons in care and the risk of missing and wandering has been assessed and documented for persons in care.
Actions Required By Licensing: No further action required; this contravention has been addressed.
To Be Corrected By:
Observations:
3070 - RCR 83(4)(a)
Description: Subject to subsection (5), a licensee, other than a licensee who provides a type of care described as Hospice, must ensure that each person in care is weighed at least once each month,
Corrective Actions Required: Ensure that each person in care is weighed at least once each month.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing: Follow Up Inspection to be conducted.
To Be Corrected By: March 16, 2023
Observations: Licensing reviewed the weight records of persons in care. There were many months without a weight record documented for persons in care.
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 persons in care's medication is returned to the pharmacy if the expiry date has passed.
Corrective Actions Taken By Licensee:
Actions Required By Licensing:
To Be Corrected By: March 16, 2023
Observations: Licensing inspected the medication storage cabinets. There were several expired medications located in the cabinets.