Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services

The Home Health Agency failed to fully investigate an allegation of sexual abuse regarding Patient ID #1. Findings are as follows: Record review of a community reported complaint reported to the Department of Health on 6/3/2024 alleges that Physical Therapist, Staff A, was engaging in inappropriate…

The Home Health Agency failed to take action to prevent further potential violations while investigating an allegation of a sexual abuse regarding Patient ID #1. Findings are as follows: Record review of a community reported complaint reported to the Department of Health on 6/3/2024 alleges that…

The Home Health Agency failed to meet the Condition of Participation, relative to ensuring that an individualized plan of care specifies the care and services necessary to meet the patient specific needs and ensuring services are furnished in accordance with accepted standards of practice for 2 of…

The Home Health Agency has failed to ensure that the patient receives the home health services that are written in the plan of care for 2 of 3 sample patients with physicians’ orders to measure and assess wounds weekly, Patient ID #s 1 and 2. Findings are as follows: 1) Record review for Patient ID…

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that all drugs, services and treatments are administered only as ordered by a physician for 1 of 3 patients, Patient ID #2. Findings are as follows: Record review for Patient ID #2 revealed the following physician’s orders on the plan of care for…

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that all patient care orders, including verbal orders, must be recorded in the plan of care for 1 of 3 patients, Patient ID #2. Findings are as follows: Record review of a policy titled, “Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services, INC.

The agency failed to provide infection control education to a patient and patient's caregiver for 1 of 1 patients with a C-Diff ( clostridium difficile colitis) infection, patient ID #8. Findings are as follows: Record review for Patient ID #8, reveals the patient was admitted to service on…

The agency failed to assure that the patient’s clinical record identifies all medication the patient is currently taking for 6 of 7 sample patients, Client ID #’s 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Findings are as follows: 1. Review of the medications during a home visit with the nurse, Staff A, on 3/24/2022 at…

The agency failed to develop an individual plan of care for 1 of 1 insulin dependent patient, ID #10 relative to monitoring blood sugars.

The agency failed to ensure that all physician orders in the Plan of Care are complete for 1 of 1 patient , ID #12 with an order for Santyl (used to remove dead tissue from wounds).

The agency failed administer treatments as ordered by the physician for 1 of 2 patients observed for wound care, Patient ID # 1. Findings are as follows: Record review for Patient ID # 1, during a home visit with the nurse, Staff A, on 3/24/2022 at 8:30 AM revealed that Patient ID #1’s plan of care…

The facility failed to ensure a sanitary environment to help prevent the transmission of infection relative to hand washing during wound treatments for 1 of 2 residents observed for wound care (ID# 9).

The agency failed to assure patients receive all services outlined in the plan of care for 1 of 17 patients (ID #5).

The HHA has failed to measure wounds as ordered by the physician for 1 of 5 sample patients with physicians orders to measure wounds weekly (ID # 9).

The HHA failed to ensure that home health aide services are supervised no less frequently than every 14 days, for patients receiving skilled care for 3 of 6 patients receiving home health aide services (ID #'s 3, 5, and 9).