Dale Medical Center Home Health

The agency failed to ensure an accurate medication list was maintained for each patient.

The agency failed to measure Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line catheter with each dressing change.

The agency failed to ensure visit frequency and wound care orders were followed.

The agency failed to ensure the staff folllowed agency policy for hand hygiene.

The agency failed to ensure the staff documented all physician orders in the medical record.

The agency failed to ensure wound assessments including wound measurements were obtained and documented weekly per agency policy.

The agency failed to ensure the staff followed the visit frequencies as ordered by the physician, This deficient practice affected 3 of 10 records reviewed, and did affect MR # 5, MR # 6, and MR # 3 and had the potential to negatively affect all patients serviced by the agency.

The agency failed to ensure the staff followed agency policy and procedure for bed bath and infection control.

The agency failed to ensure medications were reconciled for 3 of 10 MR's reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure staff wrote orders for all medications of each patient.

The agency failed to ensure: 1. The staff notified the physician of wound changes and a new wound.

The staff failed to follow the agency's procedure and document: 1. Weekly wound assessments.

The agency failed to ensure: 1. The patient (pt)/ caregiver (cg) was provided education on medications, including high alert medications.