Care Dimensions of the Desert

The agency failed to ensure the clinical record contained the accurate comprehensive medication profile for two of 13 patients reviewed (Patients 3 and 8), when the medication profiles did not accurately reflect the medications Patients 3 and 8 were taking in the home.

The agency failed to ensure the necessary rehabilitative services were provided, for one of 13 patients reviewed, when Patient 1 did not receive any Physical Therapy (PT) evaluation within five days of the referral.

The agency failed to ensure home health services were provided by the agency in accordance with the physician orders and the plan of care (POC), for two of 13 sampled patients (Patients 6 and 11), when: 1. For Patient 6, skilled nurse (SN) visits were not provided as ordered by the physician; and…