Family Home Health Agency

The agency failed to ensure nursing staff followed accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases for 1(#3) of 3 patients observed during home visits.

The agency failed to ensure the Registered Nurse (RN) provided home health agency services in accordance with current clinical practice guidelines as set forth by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN) Declaratory Statement for Scope of Practice for Registered Nurses - Wound Care Management…

The agency's Visit Note Report failed to have documented evidence of a newly identified Stage 2 Pressure Ulcer for 1 (#3) of 2 patients reviewed for Pressure Ulcers out of a total of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure a Home Health Aide Supervisory Visit was conducted every fourteen days for 1 (#2) patient with Home Health Aide Services, out of a total sample of 7 patients reviewed.

The agency failed to comply with accepted professional standards and principles by failing to have a Registered Nurse assess a patient's wounds, including the size and stage, weekly for 2 of 2 (#4, #6) patients reviewed with pressure ulcers out of a total of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the patient's clinical record contained all clinical notes for 1 (#2) of 7 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7) patients reviewed.