Vitalcaring Group

The agency failed to ensure patients had an accurate medication reconciliation for 2 (Patient #2 and Patient #4) of 4 (Patient #1, Patient #2, Patient #3, and Patient #4) sampled patients observed during home visits.

The facility failed to ensure: 1. the agency communicated with the patient’s physician on abnormal lab results for 1 (Patient #7) of 3 (Patient #6, Patient #7, and Patient #10) sampled patients with lab orders; 2. the agency contacted the physician to clarify which orders to follow when a patient…

The agency failed to coordinate care to ensure a patient received a urinalysis timely for 1 (Patient #10) of 1 (Patient #10) sampled patients reviewed for urinary tract infection signs and symptoms.

The agency failed to ensure: 1. the skilled nurse obtained an abdominal girth measurement at every skilled nurse visit if unable to obtain the patient's weight for 1 of 7 sampled patients (Patient #2) reviewed for care provided per the plan of care; and 2. the skilled nurse assessed the patient's…

The agency failed to: 1. ensure weekly wound measurements were obtained by the skilled nurse to monitor for improvement or decline of wounds per professional standards for 2 of 2 patients (Patient #1 and Patient #2) records reviewed for wound care; and, 2. ensure a registered nurse was able to…

The agency failed to ensure a review of all medications the patient is currently using in order identify any potential adverse effects and drug reactions, including ineffective drug therapy, significant side effects, significant drug interactions, duplicate drug therapy, and noncompliance with drug…

The agency failed to ensure when services are provided on the basis of a physician's verbal orders, a nurse acting in accordance with state licensure requirements, or other qualified practitioner responsible for furnishing or supervising the ordered services, in accordance with state law and the…

The agency failed to integrate services whether services were provided directly or under arrangment, to assure the identificiation of patient needs and factors that could affect paitent safety and treatment effectiveness and the coordination of care provided by all disciplines for 1 of 10 patients…