Inspired Living at Hidden Lakes is a for-profit 78-bed assisted living facility in Manatee County, Florida. This ALF is located at 1200 54th Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34207.
Multiple complaints filed and investigated during 2019
This assisted living facility received a number of complaints that were filed against it during 2019. The investigation of these complaints fall within the jurisdiction of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
Deficiencies related to medication issues and appropriateness for residency cited
At the conclusion of the inspection in August, 2019, Florida officials concluded that this assisted living facility failed to comply with the following requirement related to medications:
(4) MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) For facilities that provide medication administration, a staff member licensed to administer medications must be available to administer medications in accordance with a health care provider’s order or prescription label. (b) Unusual reactions to the medication or a significant change in the resident’s health or behavior that may be caused by the medication must be documented in the resident’s record and reported immediately to the resident’s health care provider. The contact with the health care provider must also be documented in the resident’s record. (c) Medication administration includes conducting any examination or other procedure necessary for the proper administration of medication that the resident cannot conduct personally and that can be performed by licensed staff. (d) A facility that performs clinical laboratory tests for residents, including blood glucose testing, must be in compliance with the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) and chapter 483, Part I, F.S. A valid copy of the State Clinical Laboratory License, if required, and the federal CLIA Certificate must be maintained in the facility. A state license or federal CLIA certificate is not required if residents perform the test themselves or if a third party assists residents in performing the test. The facility is not required to maintain a State Clinical Laboratory License or a federal CLIA Certificate if facility staff assist residents in performing clinical laboratory testing with the residents’ equipment. Information about the State Clinical Laboratory License and federal CLIA Certificate is available from the Laboratory Unit, Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 32, Tallahassee, FL 32308; telephone (850)412-4500.
The result from the 2019 complaint investigations may be found here: https://tinyurl.com/w2btlhu and here: https://tinyurl.com/shm8ndv
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