Christus Homecare St Patrick

The agency failed to ensure the patient's written individualized POC (Plan Of Care) was followed as evidenced by, the SN (Skilled Nurse) failing to obtain pulse oximetry readings for patient (#3 and #8), the SN failing to measure ankles for patient (#5), the SN failing to obtain weights for patient…

The agency failed to ensure the individualized plan of care included orders to check blood sugar readings for 2 (#11, #12) patients diagnosed with Diabetes out of a sample of 17 patients.

The agency failed to ensure the physician was informed of patient’s complaint of pain of 8 on a pain scale 0-10 for 1 (#9) out of 17 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure a Registered Nurse (RN) made an onsite visit for 2 patients who were receiving home health aide (HHA) services no less frequently than every 14 days for 2 (#8, #9) out of 17 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the patient's written individualized POC (plan of care) was followed as evidenced by the SN (Skilled Nurse) failing to make visits as ordered per the POC for Patient #9 for 1 out of 17 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the individualized plan of care included: 1. Orders for the skilled nurse to monitor/obtain weights for a patient who was admitted with Hypertensive Heart Disease with Heart Failure (#2) and; 2. Parameters for the reporting of abnormal random blood glucose readings for a…

The agency failed to ensure Patient #9's physician was promptly alerted of elevated blood sugars that were noted by the skilled nurse during the skilled nurse visits conducted on 7/19/2021 and on 7/26/2021 for 1 (#9) out of 17 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the patient's written individualized POC (plan of care) was followed as evidenced by: 1) the agency failed to obtain weights for patient #5, 2) the agency failed to have documentation of SN (skill nurse) visit for week of 9/30/18 for patient #8, 3a) the agency failed to…

The agency failed to individualize the patient's plan of care to include the type of services needed by the patient's with a diagnosis of heart failure as evidenced by no documentation found of an order on the plan of care for the skilled nurse to monitor or obtain a weight during the skilled home…

The agency failed to promptly alert the patient's physician of a change in the patient's condition as evidenced by: 1. No documentation found for Patient #11 who was admitted to the agency with a diagnosis of Heart Failure and had a 13 pound weight gain during the weeks of 8/18/18 and 8/23/18 and…