Resident reported to staff that she had taken approximately 2 weeks worth of medication all at once after “cheeking” her medication at med pass for the last 2 weeks. The resident was transported to Arkansas Children’s Hospital for further evaluation. Per discharge report, there were no findings indicative of an overdose during her stay overnight, and she was released back to the facility 3/6/24. Resident was placed on suicide precautions with observation level to be constant line of sight of staff at all times. Medications will be placed in applesauce/pudding at med pass to better ensure adequate ingestion of medication. Resident will participate in thorough mouth checks by nursing department at med pass and remain at nurses’ station for 10 minutes after administration of medication for closer observation under RN supervision.
Facility staff stated there was no evidence in the medical report or physical evidence showing the resident had “cheeked” her medicines. Staff believe she was lying about the incident. A copy of the residents vitals documentation completed by facility nursing staff when the resident returned to the facility will be provided to Licensing. Vitals showed normal.