Elara Caring

The skilled nurse failed to follow standards of practice, including the use of proper hand hygiene during wound care, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases for 1 (Patient #6) of 5 (Patient #1, Patient #2, Patient #4, Patient #5, and Patient #6) sampled patients with…

The agency failed to ensure patients were advised of the state toll free home health hotline telephone number, its hours of operation, and that its purpose is to receive complaints or questions about local home health agencies for 1 (Patient #1) of 5 (Patients #1, #2, #4, #5 & #6) sampled patients…

The agency failed to ensure a patient's medication regimen was reviewed and updated for accuracy for 1 (#1) of 5 (#1, #2, #4, #5, & #6) sampled patients reviewed during home visits.

The agency failed to ensure a medication review was conducted on all visits to assess for ineffective (expired) drug therapy for 1 (Patient #3) out of 10 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10) sampled patients.