Lorazepam Case Study
The reporting party (RP) stated her 94 year old mother Connie Pineira DOB: 1/20/22 is a resident of the facility. Subsequently the resident in independent requires little or no assistance. The resident resides in her own room and uses a walker for mobility. According to the RP the resident is able to keep and self-administer her medications. Consequently the resident's medication Lorazepam (Ativan) is constantly being stolen. The RP disclosed the medication is prescribed for agitation and anxiety. On one occasion the medication went missing and the RP and 2 other friends searched the entire room and were unable to locate the medication. Walking into the front office the RP informed the administrator she was going to contact the local Police
Department regarding the missing medication. Upon returning to the resident's room the bottle of Lorazepam was sitting on an end table. The RP believes her mother is being tormented by the facility staff by removing her medication. The RP stated the resident arrived at the facility with jewelry which is missing. This pass Saturday the RP took the resident shopping and purchased a set of face cream and lotion. The cream and lotion was placed on the resident's bathroom counter, the next morning the cream and lotion was missing. Additionally the resident bag containing her medication was missing. The administrator was notified of the missing items and informed the RP the caregivers are not thieves and blames the missing items on the resident.
Department regarding the missing medication. Upon returning to the resident's room the bottle of Lorazepam was sitting on an end table. The RP believes her mother is being tormented by the facility staff by removing her medication. The RP stated the resident arrived at the facility with jewelry which is missing. This pass Saturday the RP took the resident shopping and purchased a set of face cream and lotion. The cream and lotion was placed on the resident's bathroom counter, the next morning the cream and lotion was missing. Additionally the resident bag containing her medication was missing. The administrator was notified of the missing items and informed the RP the caregivers are not thieves and blames the missing items on the resident.