Table 2.

Medication Management Policies and Practices in Six Assisted Living Residences

	Facilities
Policies and practices	VGH	FH	HI	MM	TC	LR
Type of staff who administer meds
Med aides	X	X	X		X	X
CNA or LPN only				X
Availability of RN
45-day review or as needed	X	X	X			X
On-site				X	X
Manager's policy for location of med   administration
Resident's room	X	X	X		X
Dining room	X	X	X
Med room (or similar)				X		X
Actual location of med administration
Resident's room	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dining room	X	X	X	X	X	X
Med room (or similar)			X	X	X	X
Permit residents to self-administer				X	Xa	X
Number of residents who self-administer				1	7	3
Separate fee charged for med administration				X	X

Notes: VGH = Valley Glen Home; FH = Franciscan House; HI = Huntington Inn; MM = Middlebury Manor; TC = the Chesapeake; LR = Laurel Ridge; med = medication, RN = registered nurse; CNA = certified nursing assistants; LPN = licensed practical nurses.

^aThe administrator and RN disagreed about whether residents should be permitted to self-administer medications.