Pruitthealth at Home - Cumming

The agency failed to communicate discharge plans to one patient (#3) from a total of three sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the implementation of plan of care for one patient (#3) from a total of three patients.

The home health agency failed to follow accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infection by not changing gloves during wound care and dressing change for one patient (P) (P#15) of seven home visits.

The agency failed to ensure that a comprehensive discharge summary was completed to include the administration of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) at discharge to assist in the continuity of care post discharge for one patient (P) (P#7) of four sampled discharge patients.

The Physical Therapist (PT) and Occupational Therapist (OT) failed to communicate with team members and physician to ensure their efforts were coordinated effectively and timely to support the objectives outlined in the plan of care for one patient (P) (P#7) of seventeen sampled patients.