Rex Hospital, Inc.

The condition is not met based on clinical record review, policy review, patient interview, and staff interview the agency failed to provide wound care as ordered for 1 of 1 patient [#11]. The following tags are cross referred: G710, G716 and G718. The findings include: G710- Based on policy…

Patient/caregiver interview and staff interview the agency failed to include all medications and/or correct medications on the medication list for 1 of 4 patients visited in the home [#9] and failed to include Oxygen on the medication list for 1 of 4 patients visited in the home [#2]. The findings…

Patient/caregiver interview and staff interview the agency failed to include CPAP (Continuous Positive Air Pressure) machine and lifeline for 1 of 1 patient with Sleep Apnea (#6); grab bar and shower bench for 1 of 1 patient who was compromised with skeletal diagnoses (#3); complete blood sugar…

The registered nurse [RN] failed to apply white foam [same as versofoam] into tunneled areas of wound as ordered resulting in premature closure of tunneled areas for 1 of 1 patient [#11], and applied white foam to wound bed not to tunneled areas as ordered for 1 of 1 patients [#11]. Based on this…

Staff interview the agency failed to include documentation of missed visit and blood sugar readings for 1 of 1 patient [#1]; failed to document weight assessments for 1 of 1 patient [#5]; and failed to document wound measurements for 1 of 1 patient [#11]. The findings include: 1a.

The registered nurse [RN] failed to coordinate with the physician regarding the unavailability of white foam [same as versofoam] for tunneled areas of wound to determine if alternative orders were warranted for 1 of 1 patient [#11]; failed to communicate to the RN case manager that white foam was…