Soteria Home Health Agency, Inc.

The home health agency failed to follow the written plan of care (POC) established by the physician for two of 7 sampled patients (Patient 5 and Patient 7).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure a copy of the current plan of care was provided to one of 7 sampled patients (Patients 6).

The home health agency failed to maintain aseptic technique (free from contamination, to prevent spread of infection), as ordered , when providing wound care for one of 7 sample patients.

The home health agency failed to ensure a physician order for wound treatment was obtained for one of seven patients, (Patient 1).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that the plan of care (POC) included parameters for oxygen saturation (O2 sat, the amount of oxygen circulating in your blood) results to be coordinated to the physician for three of 7 sampled patients, (Patients 5, Patient 6, and Patient 7).

Occupational therapy failed to notify the physician the patient experienced elevated blood pressures and increased pain for one of 13 patients.

The Physical therapist (PT) failed to assess the quantified (number value) of pain relief after pain medication was administered in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the pain medication for one of 13 patients (#10).