Amedisys Home Health of Clinton

The home health agency staff failed to follow the physician's orders for visit schedules, reporting patient weights and management of glucose levels for 5 of 16 patient charts.

The home health agency staff failed to provide an initial patient visit within 48 hours of the physician's referral for one of 16 patient record reviewed.

The home health agency's Registered Nurse (RN) failed to perform the patient's the Start of Care (SOC) assessment when the patient's referral orders included orders for nursing interventions for 1 of 6 applicable patients.

The home health agency failed to ensure medication regimen accuracy when staff failed to communicate and clarify the physician's orders for medications with physicians for two of seven patients.

The home health agency failed to ensure the patient's home health medication profile was accurate for two of seventeen patients reviewed for medication reconciliation.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide documentation for a policy evaluating risk assessment of the patient population in an emergency situation.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide documentation of contact information for Federal, State, Regional and local emergency preparedness agencies in each of the 10 counties served by the HHA.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide documentation for an alternate means of communication to be used in an emergency situation.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide documentation of participation in an actual disaster, community wide emergency exercise, or tabletop emergency exercise within the past two years.

The HHA failed to ensure its staff adheres to acceptable principles for infection control to prevent the potential cross transmission of infectious agents in the home setting for 6 of 7 home visits (Patient 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7) with 6 of 6 staff specialties (1 of 1 Physical Therapist (PT 1), 1 of 1…

The HHA failed to ensure a Registered Nurse evaluated and updated the patient's Plan of Care (POC) when changes in the patient's status was identified for 3 of 17 patient charts review for care and services.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide necessary care and services as ordered by the physician regarding wound care, reporting glucose levels and weights for 6 of 17 patient charts reviewed for care and services.(Patient 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 and 16) The findings Include: Patient 8 On 1/9/2020…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure Aide supervision every 14 days for 2 of 8 patients receiving Aide visits.