Renaissance Home Health Services

The license nurse failed to provide Tegaderm (dressings used to protect I.V. sites, enhance wound healing, prevent skin breakdown, and protect clean, closed surgical incisions) dressing for one of seven patients (Patient 3) as ordered for wound care.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to observe and follow professional standards of practice for proper bag technique during a home visit for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 4).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain its policy and procedures regarding Coronavirus disease (COVID 19, a severe respiratory illness caused by virus and spread from person to person) infection control were up to date for all agency employees and four patients.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to maintain an accurate, current medication profile for one of seven patients (Patient 1).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to obtain a physician order for a new TPN feeding formula for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 1. The deficient practice resulted in patients receiving services that were not ordered by a physician and had the potential to result in harm and injury.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide education for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 2) regarding proper use of the glucometer.

The HHA failed to ensure a patient /primary caregiver (PCG) was instructed regarding storage and labeling of medications for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 4).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that infection control was maintained as ordered in the plan of care for one of seven sample patients.