Clay County Hospital Home Care, LLC

The agency failed to ensure staff performed hand hygiene per agency policy.

The agency failed to ensure the staff documented accurately and completely in the patient MR.

The agency failed to update the medication profile.

The agency failed to ensure the staff followed the agency policy regarding physician orders.

The agency failed to ensure the staff followed the Plan of Care as ordered by the physician.

The agency staff failed to maintain an accurate medication profile for each patient.

The agency staff failed to follow the plan of care orders for: 1. The assessment/ education for home safety, fall prevention, care of J-tube (Jejunostomy feeding tube).

The agency failed to ensure infection control practices were followed in 3 of 3 home visits (HV), including HV # 1, HV # 2, HV # 3. This deficient practice had the potential to negatively affect all patients served by the agency.

The agency failed to ensure an initial assessment was completed within 48 hours after hospital discharge for 1 of 5 active records reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure medications were reconciled for 3 of 3 home visits (HV) conducted.

The staff failed follow their own policy and procedure for: 1. Completing and documenting weekly wound assessments.

The agency staff failed to ensure all patients/caregivers were educated on medications.

The agency failed to ensure the physical therapist (PT) supervised the care provided by the licensed physical therapy assistant (LPTA) for 1 of 2 active records reviewed of patients receiving physical therapy services.

The Home Health Aide (HHA) failed to follow the Plan of Care prepared by the Registered Nurse (RN) for 1 of 1 active records reviewed with aide services.