Thanks for all the responses. I have contacted the BON, and I am waiting for a reponse. I agree, it is not safe for my Grandmother to live alone anymore. I approached my Mom about this months ago. Currently they are building on to their house so ...
"Who put the Ambien in a plastic bag? If your aunt convinced the nursing staff that Ambien was one of Grandma's regular meds, why was a prescription not written or called in for home use? I can't imagine the nursing staff handing over a plastic bag o...
"Someone was prescribing the sleeper. Just because one doctor didn't know about it doesn't mean that your grandmother did not see another doc to get the rx. And a doc obviously would have had to order it while she was in that swing bed." The order wa...
My 92 yo Grandmother was recently admitted for a total hip. She was moved to a swing bed where her Daughter-in-law told the nursing staff she was taking Ambien 10mg po QHS. The problem is my Grandmother has never had an RX for the Ambien. My aunt (wh...