Amedisys Home Health of Fort Payne

The aide did not meet the ordered visit frequency.

An interview conducted on 4/15/21 at 2:16 PM with EI # 11 RN, CM confirmed the aide did not document a COVID-19 screen prior to the home visits as per policy.

The agency failed to ensure the clinical record documentation was complete, accurate and current.

The agency failed to ensure staff reconciled medications for 3 of 7 home visits (HV) including, HV # 4, # 7, # 5 and had the potential to negatively affect all patients served by this agency.

The agency failed to ensure staff completed a comprehensive discharge assessment on patients discharged from the agency, not to an inpatient facility within 48 hours following (or knowledge of) the occurrence, as directed per the agency policy.

An interview with EI # 1, Director Of Operations (DO) conducted on 4/15/21 at 3:30 PM confirmed the staff failed to report abnormal findings to the physician.

The agency failed to ensure the following: 1. The patient and/or caregiver was provided wound care education including a return demonstration of dressing change competency.