Elite Home Health

The Agency did not ensure a Skilled Nurse (SN) conducted a review of all medications in 1 (#1) of 17 (#1-#17) Clinical Records reviewed.

The Agency staff did not follow the Attending Physician orders contained in the Plan of Care (POC) for 1(#10) of 17 (#1 - #17) Clinical Records reviewed.

The Agency did not ensure a Skilled Nurse (SN) conducted a review of all medications in 3 (#3, #7, and #13) of 17 (#1 through #17) Clinical Records reviewed.

The Skilled Nurse (SN) failed to alert the Physician of relevant assessment findings which may have necessitated an alteration in the Plan of Care (POC) in 1 (#11) of 17 (#1 - #17) Clinical Records reviewed.

The Agency did not coordinate care to assure identification of patient needs, communication of assessment findings in 1 (#8) of 17 (#1 - #17) Clinical Records reviewed.

The Occupational Therapist (OT) did not conduct an Initial Evaluation within 5 days of the Start of Care (SOC) as part of the Comprehensive Assessment in 1 (#1) of 8 (#1, #7, #10, #11, #13, #15, #16 and #17) Clinical Records reviewed with orders for OT services.

The Registered Nurse (RN) did not provide timely oversight of Home Health Aides (HHA) through on-site Supervisory Aide Visits (SAV) every 14 days in 2 (#4 and #17) of 4 (#3, #4, #8 and #17) Clinical Records reviewed with orders for HHA services.

The Agency staff did not ensure accurate and timely documentation of care coordination and communication between the healthcare team members in 2 (#6 and #10) of 17 (#1 through #17) Clinical Records reviewed.