Braewood Home Health Inc

The facility failed to provide the correct address and phone number of the State Department of Licensure, Health Facilities Division 24-hour home health hotline (government agency) for three of seven sampled patients, Patients 2, 6 and 7. This failure had the potential to result in patients not…

The home health agency failed to ensure that the medication profile and physician’s order were reviewed during each home visit for one of seven sampled patients, Patient 1. This failure had the potential for Patient 1 to receive an unnecessary drug that can cause adverse reactions and interactions…

The agency failed to follow its physician’s order and the plan of care to assess the pain level for one of seven patients, Patient 4. This failure has the potential that the pain status of Patient 4 will not be addressed and resolved.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure skilled nursing services were provided according to the plan of care (a written plan of treatment that are physician's orders for the services to be provided to each patient) (POC) for one of four sampled patients (Patient 1).