Dfw Home Health Arlington

The agency failed to ensure proper written notice was provided, in advance of terminating on-going care in one (Patient # 6) of two inactive patient records reviewed for discharge notices.

The agency failed to ensure that a registered nurse conducted an initial assessment to determine immediate care and support needs for the patient within 48 hours of the referral for five (Patients # 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8) of nine records reviewed.

The agency failed to coordinate care delivery to meet the patient's needs and involve the patient in the coordination of care activities, in that: the agency failed to coordinate skilled nursing initial assessment and therapy service evaluations for one of two patients (Patient # 2), whose record…

The agency failed to include a medication review as part of the Discharge comprehensive assessment to identify potential adverse effects, drug reactions, ineffective drug therapy, significant side effects, significant drug interactions, duplicate drug therapy and noncompliance with drug therapy in…

The agency failed to include Heparin and Saline intravenous flushes in the Plan of Care in 1 (#1) of 2 patients that required intravenous flushes via a venous access device, a peripherally inserted central catheter.

The agency failed to provide a written schedule of visits made by the agency's staff, in 4 (#2, #3, #4, #6) of 5 home visits conducted to the agency's patients where the home folder was available for review.