Who supplies medications for the patients?

Many facilities utilize an outside pharmacy to supply and deliver prescription medications.

When a patient is transferred from a hospital to a Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation Facility, the hospital will send over a list of orders for medications.  When those orders are received, an order is typically placed with the pharmacy.

The pharmacy often delivers medications multiple times per day, with the last delivery being an end of day “sweep”.  Depending on when the orders are received by the pharmacy it could take as long as 8 hours for medications to arrive.

For pain medications and other medications that are required sooner, there is often access to a secure medication vending machine.  This can be accessed by nursing staff quickly and efficiently. If for some reason the medication is unavailable from the pharmacy, the facility will work with your physician to find a suitable replacement.

It is advised to not bring any medications, including supplements or over-the-counter medications, into a facility without prior approval from the nursing staff.