Continuum Home Care and Hospic

Patient/caregiver interview and staff interview the agency failed to maintain an updated medication profile for 5 of 7 active records sampled [#9, 10, 6, 5 and 2]. The findings include: "MEDICATION MONITORING ... Policy No: 1-022.1" revealed, "PURPOSE ... To define the ongoing medication monitoring…

The agency failed to include on the Plan of Care [POC] the required component of personal patient focused goals determined by the patient for 7 of 7 active patient records reviewed [#7, 9, 10, 6, 5, 8 & 2]; failed to include blood glucose and/or oxygen saturation parameters for 3 of 3 patients…

Staff interview the agency failed to notify the physician of missed visits for 4 of 10 patient records sampled [#4, 6, 8, and 1]. The findings include: Review of "PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION ... Policy No: 2-013.1" revealed, "... The agency will establish and maintain ongoing communication with the…