Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

The agency failed to ensure for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 1) equipment was cleaned or replaced per physician recommendations.

Facility failed to ensure for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 3) Gastrostomy tube (G-tube- feeding tube inserted through the abdomen to the stomach to provide nutrition, fluids, and medications) medications were administered according to agency procedure.

The facility failed to ensure for two of seven sampled patients (Patient 3 and Patient 4) Supplemental Physician’s Orders (SPO) were signed in a timely manner.

The agency failed to correctly review the medications for one of three sampled patients (Patient 3).

The facility failed to ensure for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 3) physician's orders, including verbal orders, were included in the Plan of Care.

The facility failed to ensure for two of seven sampled patients (Patient 2 and Patient 3) medication was given according to physician’s orders.

The facility failed to ensure for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 4) Plan of Care was updated.

The facility failed to coordinate care for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 3) with their hospice provider.

The facility failed to ensure for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 3) all medications were documented in the clinical record on the Patient Medication Profile (PMP) and Medication Administration Record (MAR).