Elara Caring

The agency failed to ensure the patient's written individualized POC (Plan Of Care) was followed as evidenced by the SN (Skilled Nurse) failing to obtain weights and/or measurements as ordered for 3 (#2, #4, and #8) out of 13 (#1-#13) sampled patients.

The agency failed to coordinate care delivery to meet the patient's needs as evidenced by the SN (skilled nurse) failing to communicate a change in the patient’s condition to the physician for 1 (#2) out of 13 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the patient's written individualized POC (plan of care) was followed as evidenced by the SN (skilled nurse) failing to report a weight gain of 2 pounds or more overnight for 1 (#1) patient, by failing to perform and record blood sugar readings for 2 (#6, #8) patients…

The agency failed to ensure that accepted standards of practice were followed as evidenced by S3LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) failing to ensure that equipment used to provide wound care was appropriately discarded for one (#1) of five (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5) patients that home visits were conducted…

The provider failed to ensure that the individualized Plan of care included measurable outcomes for 1 (Patient #7) of 13 (#1-13) sampled patients by failing to include established parameters of blood sugars to report for a patient admitted for management and monitoring of Diabetes.

The provider failed to ensure communication with physicians involved in the plan of care for 1 (#6) out of 13 (#1-12) sampled patients as evidenced by failing to communicate with the physician regarding a disputed diagnosis.

The provider failed to ensure that each patient receive the home health services written in their individualized Plan of Care as evidenced by staff failing to conduct an observation and assessment of the lower extremities for one (#1) of three (#1, #2, #3) patients that home visits were conducted…

The provider failed to ensure that accepted standards of practice, to include the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases were followed as evidenced by staff failing to ensure that equipment used to provide care was disinfected appropriately…

The provider failed to ensure that the clinical record contained accurate documentation on the visit note report as evidenced by S1RN including that an Anticoagulant medication was ordered for one (#1) of three (#1, #2, #3) patients that home visits were conducted with, out of a total sample of 7…