Enhabit Home Health

The agency failed to review all current medications for 1 of 5 home visits conducted (#2) Findings include Patient #2 was admitted on 05/21/2025 with diagnoses of parkinson’s disease and essential hypertension.

Staff interview the agency failed to coordinate care with the physician regarding a reported fall for 1 of 1 patients with a history of parkinson's disease (#2).

Staff interview the agency failed to notify the physician of a non-admission for 1 of 3 records reviewed (#1).

The agency failed to complete a skilled nursing assessment for wound care within a reasonable time frame for 1 of 13 patients with a wound [#23]. The findings included: Patient #23 was referred to the home health agency on 6/23/22 with a need for physical therapy and wound care and a discharge…

Staff interviews the agency failed to include oxygen on the Plan of Care [POC] for 2 of 2 patients with oxygen ordered [#9, 21]; dose/units of insulin to be given for 1 of 6 discharged records [#22];list a latex allergy for 1 of 1 patient with a latex allergy [#1]; list the correct route of…

Staff interviews the agency failed to perform wound care in accordance with the physician’s order for 1 of 13 patients with a wound [#4];obtain orders for wound care for 3 of 13 patients with a wound [#17, 22, 8]. The findings included: 4) Patient #8 had a start of care 5/29/22 with diagnosis of…

Staff interviews the agency failed to notify the physician of a blood sugar reading outside the given parameters for 1 of 1 patient with a diagnosis of Malignant Neoplasm of Pancreas [organ which aides in digestion and regulating blood sugar] [#9];weight outside the given parameters for 1 of 1…

The agency failed to revise the plan of care for 1 of 1 patient that reported a torn meniscus (#20).

Staff interviews the agency failed to show evidence of education provided to patient/ caregiver regarding how to administer intravenous (IV) antibiotics for 1 of 1 (#8) patients receiving IV antibiotics.

Staff interviews the agency failed to measure wound for 2 of 13 patients with a wound [#5, 19]; assess wounds for 3 of 13 patients with a wound [#17, 8, 23]; failed to obtain order for speech therapy evaluation in a timely manner for 1 of 1 record with speech therapy orders [#24]. The findings…

The agency failed to obtain an order for a Unna boot for 1 of 13 patients with a wound [#23]. The findings included: Patient #23 was admitted on 6/24/22 with a diagnosis of open wound to left buttock requiring wound care and multiple sclerosis (a disease that affects the central nervous system).

Staff interviews the agency failed to update the Plan of Care [POC] with new medication orders for 2 of 24 records [#10, 18]. The findings included: The policy, Medications [10/4/21], was provided by the branch director on 7/19/22 at approximately 2:40 pm.

Agency staff failed to follow physician's orders for reporting vital signs outside the given parameters for 1 of 18 patients [#16] and failed to follow physician's orders regarding frequency of PleurX Drain for 1 of 1 patients with a PleurX Drain [#10] and failed to follow physician's orders…

Direct observation and interviews with the agency staff the agency failed to maintain separation between a clean and soiled area for dressing supplies and failed to perform proper hand hygiene during a dressing change for 1 of 3 patients with dressing changes during a home visit [#8]. The findings…

Home visits and patient and staff interviews the Plan of Care [POC] failed to include all current/correct medications for 4 of 6 patients with home visits [# 6, 8, 12, 11]. The findings included: 1. Patient # 6 had a Start of Care [SOC] date of 6/11/19 and a diagnosis of Unspecified Fracture of…

The agency failed to coordinate care between disciplines for 2 of 18 records reviewed (#1 and 2).

The physical therapist did not follow the plan of care for 2 of 13 patients that received physical therapy (#1and #14).