Beacon Home Care

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included a review of all medications to determine any duplicate therapy or adverse effects, failed to ensure the Registered Nurse provided oversight of the review process, and failed to ensure the physician was notified of potential drug…

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care included individualized, patient-specific, measurable outcomes and goals in 7 of 13 (P-1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 6, and 7) sampled records reviewed potentially resulting in insufficient information to adequately assess patient progress.

The agency failed to ensure the registered nurse provided services as ordered by the physician in the plan of care for 2 of 13 (P-1, 13) records reviewed, resulting in the potential for physical decline and unmet care needs for these patients.

The agency failed to ensure a detailed discharge summary was sent to the physician within 5 business days of discharge for 1 of 4 (P-1) discharge records reviewed, resulting in a lack of information to ensure continuity of care.