Ardent Home Health of Fresno

The agency failed to ensure infection control practices were followed to prevent the risk of cross contamination (the inadvertent transfer of harmful microorganisms or other contaminants from one substance or surface to another) for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 2) when Home Health Aide…

The agency failed to ensure professional standards of practice were followed for three of seven sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, and Patient 3) when clinicians did not evaluate the patient’s medication regimens by updating a current and accurate medication profile in the clinical record.

The agency failed to ensure the physician was notified for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 1) when Patient 1’s primary care physician (PCP) was not notified that Patient 1 had stopped taking Eliquis (medication used to prevent and treat blood clots [a mass of blood that forms when cells in…

The agency failed to include documentation in the clinical record for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 1) when Patient 1’s clinical record did not include communication from agency staff to Patient 1’s referring physician regarding occupational therapy (OT - a healthcare profession that aims…