CHS Pharmacy News
January 2024
Business Hours
Upcoming Holiday Hours:
New Year’s Eve: Closed *
New Year’s Day: Closed *
Normal business hours are 9 AM – 5:30 PM M-F, and 9 AM – 3PM Saturday and Closed on Sunday
*Emergency services available 24/7/365
The New Year’s & Pay Status Changes
To streamline billing procedures for both residents and facilities, please contact our pharmacy team regarding any resident pay status
changes. Examples include, but not limited to: Medicare eligibility, Medicare A Skilled, Medicaid Pending and admission/discharge for Hospice Services.
Medication Safety and Technology*
The use of technology is considered a high leverage strategy to optimize clinical decision making—but only if the users’ trust in the technology closely matches the reliability of the technology itself. It is important that clinicians not only rely on technology, but the clinical training they have developed to prevent adverse outcomes to the patients we care for.
Wound Prevention and Healing**
Residents may be at a higher risk for nutritional deficiencies, increasing the potential for wounds and other skin issues. A multivitamin high in zinc and vitamin C plays a major role in collagen metabolism and synthesis. Vitamin A is especially important in those that are on a corticosteroid. Fish oil supplements have shown evidence that they reduce the prevalence of pressure ulcer, skin tears, etc. by attenuating the inflammatory response but avoiding the suppression of components necessary for wound healing. Something else to look for when a resident has recurrent wounds is the protein intake of the resident. Protein is key for integrity and repair of the skin tissue.
Returnable Medications
Certain forms of medication cannot be returned to the pharmacy for credit since they can only be used for one person once opened. These could include inhalers, eye drops, creams, ointments, liquids or insulins. Consider having the physician sign an order allowing the resident to take these medications with them upon discharge from the facility, providing the order is still active.
New Year’s Day Trivia***
- How large is the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball in diameter?
- How many light bulbs covered the first Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball?
- How much does the Times Square ball weigh?
- What two years did the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball not drop?
New Year’s Day Trivia Answers
- 12 feet
- 100 light bulbs
- 11,875 pounds
- 1942 and 1943
Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.
- * ISMP May 2017. Accessed December 27, 2023.
- ** Molnar, J. A., Underdown, M. J., & Clark, W. A. (2014, November 1). Nutrition and Chronic Wounds. Retrieved from
- ***parade.com