Beacon Home Health

The facility failed to follow accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases when 1 of 7 (Patient #2) employee failed to change gloves and perform hand hygiene after removing a soiled dressing.

The agency failed to update the medication profile for 5 of 7 (Patient #1, #2, #3, #4, and #6) patients reviewed.

The facility failed to ensure practices to prevent the potential spread of infection were maintained when wounds were re-contaminated during cleansing and no glove changes were made during a dressing change for 2 of 3 (Patient #1 and 4) patients reviewed for wounds.

The agency failed to receive proper written notice of discharge for 1 of 5 (Patient #17) discharge patients reviewed.

The agency failed to update the medication profile for 5 of 7 (Patient #2, #3, #5, #6 and #7) patients reviewed.