Accentcare Health

The agency failed ensure the registered nurse must make an onsite visit to the patient's home no less frequently than every 14 days for 1 of 2 (Patient #4) patients in which home health aide services were provided for more than 2 weeks.

The agency failed to maintain liaison to ensure that their efforts are coordinated effectively and support the objectives outlined in the plan of care (POC) for 2 of 4 (Patient #1 and Patient #2) patients reviewed in that: 1.) the staff failed to notify the physician, in a timely manner, that the…

The agency failed to ensure that care followed a written plan of care (POC) for 1 of 4 (Patient #2) patients reviewed in that the agency failed to ensure that the skilled nurse notified the physician of a blood pressure outside of the parameters established by the physician on the written POC.