Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital Home Health

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s residence) failed to promptly alert the physician to relevant changes in the patient’s wound condition for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 1).

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s residence) failed to promptly carry out a physician’s wound treatment order for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 1).

A public or private organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient at home) failed to ensure one of 10 sampled patients (Patient 23), who had a diagnosis of diabetes (DM-a disorder characterized by difficulty in blood sugar control and poor wound healing)…

Rather than in a more traditional healthcare facility setting) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Comprehensive Assessment of Patients as follows: 1. The HHA failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with the currently used medications for three of…

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutics service to a patient at home) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation (CoP-a set of minimum professional standards all home health agencies must meet to participate in Medicare [federal health insurance for anyone age 65…

A public or private organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient at home) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation (conditions that health care organizations must meet in order to begin and continue participating in the Medicare and Medicaid…

A public or private organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient at home) failed to conduct a reassessment per patient’s plan of care (POC, a document detailing a patient’s health needs, created by a healthcare team based on a comprehensive assessment of…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to follow the plan of care for three of six patients (Patients 1, Patient 11, Patient 16 and Patient 17).

Rather than in a more traditional healthcare facility setting) failed to provide a copy of a recent, updated Plan of Care (POC- a document detailing a patient’s health needs, created by a healthcare team based on a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s condition and goals, outlining…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) nursing staff failed to ensure that physician was promptly alerted to relevant changes in the patient's condition for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 1).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to review and document all medication changes and update the medication profile with currently used medications for three of 17 sampled patients (Patient 2, Patient 6, and Patient 16).

A public or private organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient at home) failed to ensure a discharge assessment summary was completed and provided a copy of discharge notification and instructions to two of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 10 and…

A public or private organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient at home) failed to develop an individualized plan of care (POC, a document detailing a patient’s health needs, created by a healthcare team based on a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s…

The Home Health Agency (HHA- an organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutics service to a patient at home) failed to ensure that the physician was promptly alerted to relevant changes in the patient's condition for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 1), when: Patient 1…

The HHA failed to revise Plan of Care (POC- a document detailing a patient’s health needs, created by a healthcare team based on a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s condition and goals, outlining interventions and expected outcomes to be achieved) for one of seventeen sampled patients…

Rather than in a more traditional healthcare facility setting) failed to ensure that education and training were provided to the patient/patient’s caregiver related to bleeding precautions while on anti-coagulant medication (medication that is used to prevent and treat blood clots in blood vessels…

A public or private organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient at home) failed to conduct a reassessment per patient’s plan of care (POC, a document detailing a patient’s health needs, created by a healthcare team based on a comprehensive assessment of…

Rather than in a more traditional healthcare facility setting) nursing staff failed to ensure that education and training were provided to the patient/patient’s caregiver related to bleeding precautions while on anti-coagulant medication (medication that is used to prevent and treat blood clots in…

The agency staff failed to ensure care was provided for two of 17 sampled patients (Patients 2 and 7).

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with currently used medications for three of 17 sampled patients (Patients 1, 7, 8 and 17).

The agency staff failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) developed for one of 17 sampled patients (Patients 2) included patient-specific interventions for diabetes mellitus (too much sugar in the blood) management.

The HHA skilled nurse (SN) failed to provide instruction regarding diabetic management for two of 17 sample patients.