Inspection Reports for Becket House
224 Pine Tree Rd., Litchfield, ME 04350, ME, 04350
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Inspection Report
Biennial Survey
Census: 6
Capacity: 10
Deficiencies: 6
Sep 20, 2023
Visit Reason
The visit was a biennial survey to assess compliance with the Regulations Governing the Licensing and Functioning of Assisted Housing Programs: Level IV Residential Care Facilities.
Findings
The facility was found non-compliant with multiple regulatory requirements including missing resident rights attachments in contracts, lack of physician orders for administered medications, expired medications in use, and incomplete Schedule II controlled substances records. Several deficiencies were repeat findings from the prior 2021 survey.
Severity Breakdown
Class II: 2
Class III: 2
Deficiencies (6)
| Description | Severity |
|---|---|
| Resident contracts did not include Section 5 Resident Rights as an attachment for 2 of 2 resident records reviewed. | — |
| Medication administered to Resident #1 without a written order signed by a duly authorized licensed practitioner. | Class III |
| Facility failed to show documented evidence of current licensed practitioner orders within 12 months for medication administered to Resident #2. | — |
| Expired medication (Breathe Right Nasal Strips expired 6/22/2022) found with active medications in Resident #2's medication cart. | Class III |
| Schedule II controlled substances individual inventory count records for Resident #1 lacked required information including prescription number, date, drug name, dosage, frequency, method of administration, and verification of balance on hand. | Class II |
| Schedule II controlled substances inventory bound book was not maintained with numbered pages for Resident #1. | Class II |
Report Facts
Census: 6
Total Capacity: 10
Employees Mentioned
| Name | Title | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Fred French | Administrator | Confirmed findings during the survey |
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