Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County Inc

The agency nurses failed to perform the necessary assessments in accordance with the agency’s policy.

The agency’s nurse failed to ensure clinical records were complete and incorporated into patient records.

The agency’s nurse failed to follow a physician’s orders and/or ensure the plan of care addressed the patient’s individual needs.

The agency failed to perform the necessary assessments.

The agency Registered Nurse (RN) failed to visit the patient's home no less frequently than every 14 days.

The agency staff failed to update and/or revise the comprehensive assessment within the last five days of the previous sixty-day certification period.

The agency staff failed to ensure the plan of care addressed the patient's individualized needs.

The agency failed to continually assess the patient's changes in condition and address the patient's needs.

The agency nurses failed to follow the physician-certified plan of care.

The agency failed to communicate the patient's changes in condition and ongoing needs with the physician in a timely manner, and failed to coordinate the patient's care with the assisted living facility staff.