Fhp Home Health

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Registered Nurse (RN) conducted a medication reconciliation during homecare visits for two of ten sampled patients (Patient (P) P3 and P4) reviewed for medication reconciliation.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure Physicians Orders were reviewed and signed/validated timely for three of ten sampled patients (Patient (P) P3, P6 and P8).

The agency did not assure that the individualized plan of care included functional limitation; nutritional requirements or patient specific interventions or education related to the patients swallowing difficulty, puree diet for one of 10 patients (Pt 4).

The governing body did not assure that the hospice was operated, managed and administered separately and distinctly from the hospice agency for all home health agency (HHA) patients.

The agency did not assure that physician verbal orders were signed in a timely manner for three of seven patients (Pt. 98, Pt. 123 and Pt 127).

The agency failed to assure that the physician was notified of changes in patient's condition for one of seven patients (Pt.98).

The agency failed to review and revise the plan of care (POC) for one of seven patients (Pt. 120) after the patient was hospitalized.

The agency failed to notify the physician of missed visits for one of seven patients (Pt 98).