Medication Policy: Medication Tracking

Tracking logs for medications

Completing tracking or logs for medications is an important way to ensure that residents are using the medications as prescribed and medication is not diverted.

The requirements around medication tracking vary by the level of support.

For Level I homes, residents complete medication logs on their own and keep track of their own medications. These logs are important because if there is ever a suspicion that medications have been diverted or not being taken as prescribed, residents can demonstrate what is happening with a medication log.

In Level II homes, residents complete medication logs on their own. However, at minimum, these logs need to be checked by a staff person on a regular basis. This person must periodically observe the resident count their medication and make sure the count in the log matches the prescription and the amount in the container. This ensures that residents are taking the medication as prescribed.

In a Level III environment, staff observe and support residents as they count, log and take their own medications each time residents take medications.

Course Syllabus

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Creating a Medication Policy for Recovery Housing

	1. Medication Policy: Journal Exercise
	2. Medication Policy: Residents and Their Health Care
	3. Medication Policy: Medication-Assisted Treatment
	4. Medication Policy: NARR Standards
	5. Medication Policy: Key Components
	6. Medication Policy: Medication Storage
	7. Medication Policy: "Locked" Storage
	8. Medication Policy: Medication Tracking
	9. Medication Policy: Missing Medications
	10. Medication Policy: Medication Handling
	11. Medication Policy: OTC Drugs, Supplements and Medical Cannabis
	12. Medication Policy: Fair Housing and Medication Policies
	13. Medication Policy Assessment
	14. Medication Policy: NEXT STEPS