Sarasota Memorial Homecare

The home health agency failed to promote and protect patient rights for coordination of services, establishing safe discharge plans, and making timely interventions.

The home health agency failed to engage effective interventions and coordination with outside providers to address the barriers preventing the delivery of care according to the physician's orders and the plan of care for 1 (Patient #4) of 17 sampled patients.

The home health agency failed to furnish necessary care and assistance to 2 (Patient #4 and #9) of 17 sampled patients.

The home health agency failed to coordinate with appropriate outside entities resulting in the neglect of 1 (Patient #4) of 17 sampled vulnerable adult patients.

The home health agency failed to review all the current medications for 5 (Patient #7, #11, #14, #15, #17) of 17 patients sampled.

The home health agency failed to coordinate services with an outside provider to assess the progress or lack of progress towards goals for 1 (Patient #9) of 12 active sampled patients.

The home health agency failed to develop a patient-centered plan of care to include specific training and education to meet the needs of 1 (Patient #10) of 12 active sampled patients.

The agency failed to communicate with the physician on the changes for 1 (Patient #7) of 7 patients' condition and medications, for the patients surveyed resulting in a potential in patient decline without physician orders.