Seaport Scripps Home Health

The agency failed to complete home visits per the plan of care for two of 17 sampled patients (6, 8).

The agency failed to supervise Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) every 30 days for two of 17 sampled patients (5, 15).

The agency failed to provide social worker visits as ordered for one of seventeen sampled patients (8).

The agency failed to ensure standards of infection prevention for hand hygiene were followed during one of five home visits.

The agency failed to notify a patient’s physician of refused visits for one of seventeen sampled patients (2).

The agency failed to conduct an interdisciplinary case conference (meeting of staff from a variety of care disciplines to discuss patient progress) for two of 17 sampled patients (10, 15).

The agency failed to ensure the initial assessment was documented accurately to reflect the wound care performed for 1 of 17 sampled patients (2).

The agency failed to follow the physician orders when visits were not completed per the plan of care for 5 of 17 sampled patients (3, 6, 8, 9, 11).

The agency failed to ensure LN 5 prevented cross contamination.

The agency failed to ensure handoff reports were completed by the covering licensed nurse when visits were conducted for 1 of 17 sampled patients (6).

The agency failed to ensure physician orders were followed per the plan of care related to completing assessments and providing instructions for a dialysis access site for 1 of 17 sampled patients (8).

The agency failed to ensure that a medication change was documented in the medical record for 1 of 17 sampled patients (6).