Practicare Home Health Agency

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with currently used medications for three of 7 sampled patients (Patient 1, 4, and 5).

The HHA failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) covered all pertinent diagnoses for two of 7 sampled patients (Patients 4 and 5).

The skilled nurse (SN) failed to provide instructions to patient or primary caregiver regarding the efficacy (therapeutic effect-response to treatment) of Humalog insulin after it was opened for one of 7 sampled patients (5).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure written information of the medications including the action and side effects are provided to the patient and or primary caregiver for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 5).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide education/instruction about the placement of indwelling catheter drainage bag for a patient who had a history of urinary tract infection (UTI) for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 5).

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with currently used medications for one of seven sample patients (Patient 3).