Centerwell Home Health

The agency failed to follow standard infection practices in three (3) of five (5) home visits observed (patients #7, 8, and 11).

The agency failed to ensure accurate documentation of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) on all patients who are assessed by agency staff for home health in one (1) of ten (10) records reviewed of patients who received an OASIS based assessment (patient # 5).

The agency failed to ensure accurate documentation of the comprehensive assessment on all patients who are assessed by agency staff for home health in one (1) of ten (10) records of patients who received a comprehensive assessment (patient # 5).

The facility failed to ensure that potentially avoidable events (PAE) were tracked for patient #4. This failure was identified in one (1) of three (3) PAE records reviewed (patient #4).

The facility failed to ensure the nursing staff followed acceptable standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases.

The agency failed to ensure all patients received proper written notice of the agency reducing or terminating an on-going patient plan of care in one (1) of one (1) record reviewed of patients discharged with no advance notice of a change in their plan of care (patient #5).

The agency failed to ensure all treatments for wound care provided by the agency were administered only as ordered by a physician in one (1) of one (1) of patients who received wound care (patient # 3).

The facility failed to ensure verbal orders were authenticated and dated by the ordering physician in accordance with applicable state laws and regulations, as well as the facility's internal policies.

The facility failed to ensure the patient's individualized plan of care was revised with the change of the patient's condition.

The agency failed to ensure timely coordination of care provided by all disciplines to assure the identification of patient needs and factors that could affect changes to a patient's plan of care were communicated to all staff who provide the patient's plan of care in one (1) of one (1) records…