Amedisys Home Health Care

The Home Health Agency (HHA) staff did not document weekly measurements of wounds for 1 of 6 applicable patients.

The Home Health Agency did not follow physician orders for 8 of 17 patient records reviewed care and services.

The Home Health Agency's (HHA) Skilled Nurse (SN) staff did not ensure accurate reconciliation of the patient's medications 4 of 5 applicable patients.

The facility failed to ensure that supervisory visits by the Nurse of the Home Health Aide were accomplished for 1 out of 1 patient visits by the Home Health Aide.

The Home Health Agency(HHA) failed to ensure its staff followed physician orders for documenting glucose levels, PRN (as needed visits), missed visits, and vital signs for seven of seventeen patient charts reviewed.

The HHA failed to ensure its staff documented weekly wound measurements for 2 of 8 patient charts with wounds.

The home health agency failed to ensure the physician orders for Physical Therapy (PT) services were initiated for 1 of 17 patient records reviewed for care and services.

The agency failed to ensure the patient's initial assessment was conducted within the required time frame and/or failed to notify the physician of the delay for 1 of 17 patient records reviewed for care and services.

The patient took medications in the home that were not listed in the home health agency's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for the patient.