Interim Healthcare of the Triad

The agency staff did not follow infection prevention standards for 1 of 4 patients with joint home visit observations (Patient #7).

The agency failed to conduct a comprehensive medication assessment for 1 of 4 patients with joint home visit observations (Patient #9).

The agency failed to update the comprehensive assessment the last 5 days of every 60 days for 1 of 18 charts reviewed [#10]. The findings included: Patient # 10 had a Start of Care [SOC] date of 3/8/21 and diagnoses of non-pressure chronic ulcer of right heel and midfoot with fat layer exposed and…

The agency failed to follow the Plan of Care/Physician's Orders for 4 of 18 charts [# 4, 10, 16, and 18]. The findings included: 1. Patient # 4 had a Start of Care [SOC] date of 7/21/20 and an admitting diagnosis of Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease.