Nhc Homecare

The home health agency staff failed to follow physicians orders for 2 of 17 sampled patients, by failing to perform appropriate wound care orders for sampled patient #16 and failing to perform indwelling catheter changes per physician's orders for sampled patient #8. The findings are: Patient #16…

The home health agency skilled nursing staff failed to perform wound measurements, at least weekly, per the home health agency's policy for 2 of 4 sampled patients sampled for wound care (#2 and #10).

The skilled nursing staff failed to perform appropriate wound care orders for sampled patient #16 and failed to perform indwelling catheter changes per physician's orders for sampled patient #8. The findings are: Patient #16 Record review for sampled patient #16 revealed the patient suffered with a…