Overlook Visiting Nurse Association Inc

The Agency failed to ensure its staff followed the Physician's orders for six Patients (#6, #9, #10, #11, #12, and #14), out of a total sample of 17 Patients.

The Agency failed to ensure its staff completed the initial admission assessment within 48 hours of the Physician's order for the start of care, for one Patient (#10), out of a total sample of 17 Patients.

The Agency failed to ensure its staff completed clinical notes within 24 hours after home visits for eight Patients (#2, #4, #10, #11, #12, #8, #9 and #15), out of a total sample of 17 Patients.

The Agency failed to ensure its staff communicated with the Physician when there was a change in the plan of care for 11 Patients (#2, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #6, #9, #15, #16 and #17).

The Agency staff failed to ensure an order for a Physical Therapy (PT) Reassessment was performed by a Physical Therapist for one Patient (#9), out of a total sample of 17 Patients.

The agency staff failed to ensure that accepted standards of practice were followed for infection control for 3 patients (HV#3, HV#5 and HV#6) of 7 home visits conducted out of 17 sampled patients.