When a resident leaves a skilled nursing facility, are they obligated to give resident the remaining medication they may have?

Not sure about Moms LTC but her AL billed Moms insurance for Meds I was given them back in blister packs. I took them to the LTC.

I don't think rehab/LTC stock meds. They usually have a pharmacy offsight. They have to be ordered per patient and patient is billed for it. As such, she is entitled to any meds bought in her name. Its illegal for one patient to use anothers meds. DEA meds are controlled. Meaning, for every pill ordered, a pharmacy better have a prescription to match to the order.

When Mom went to her AL, they told me they would order her scripts in blister packs. I told them her insurance would not allow that since she still had pills. They said I was wrong but found I was correct. There are some meds than can only be ordered ever 30 days. So, they had to use what Mom had and then order.

I’ve had trouble with medications being removed when my mother went into hospital (many times) and then not given back when she left, even though she still needed them all. Quite a lot of money was involved. I objected strongly, without result, and chose not to fight the battle. Now what I would do is to send the patient in with a list and a day’s supply, and keep the rest at home.

When my husband was in rehab two years ago, none of his pills came home with him, and he only got prescriptions for the new one they put him on. I’m not certain, but possibly the medications are not sorted by patient, but by medication name and dosage. The patient is billed by the amount they were given while they were there. It’s not like at home where all meds are in separate bottles.

Usually the medications are packaged in a cardboard or plastic multi-dose pak used specifically by that facility.  Your medications might need to be repackaged for home use into bottles with better prescription and consumer information on the bottles.  Check with the facility's Nurse Manager as to the procedure for "Take Home Medications".

They should give you any meds they charged to ur prescription plan. OTC maybe not. There are meds that are not allowed to be refilled until 30 days are up. These the definitely need to give you. When Mom died I was asked if I wanted what was left.