Vitalcaring Group

The home health agency failed to ensure the patient’s individualized plan was followed by agency staff, failed to promptly notify the physician of changes in the patient’s condition, and failed to coordinate care across multiple disciplines for 1 of 5 clinical records reviewed (Patient #1). 1) The…

The agency failed to ensure a patient’s right to be free from neglect by the agency’s employees, for 1 of 5 patients reviewed for patient rights.( Patient #1) LVN A failed to ensure a full assessment of all body systems on 05-15-2026 for Patient #1 and document Patient #1’s verbal statement of…

The agency failed to provide all services outlined in the plan of care for 1 of 5 patients (Patient #1), in that: LVN A did not notify the physician of client’s change in condition and performed wound care to the right great toe without wound care orders.

The agency failed to ensure that care was provided as ordered by a physician or health care provider for 1 of 5 patients with wounds (Patient #1), in that wound care was not provided to the patients as ordered in the physician referral order for home health services and plan of care (POC).

The agency failed to ensure the physician revised the patients' plan of care as frequently as the patient needed or at least every 60 days for 1 of 5 patients (Patient #1) whose record was reviewed.

RN A and LVN A failed to inform the physician promptly when 1 of 5 ( Patient #1) patients had a change in condition, in that: RN A did not notify the physician that Patient #1 had a change in skin integrity in that blisters to the left leg were no longer intact.

The Agency failed to ensure conformance with physician's orders as written in the plan of care for 3 of 14 patients whose records were reviewed (Patient #2, #6, and #7) in that: Patient #2 had out of parameter weights and a blood sugar level that were not reported to the physician, as ordered on…