Common Spirit Health at Home

The agency failed to follow adequate infection control practices, including hand hygiene during 2 of 4 home visits.

The agency failed to follow physician orders related to wound care for 1 of 4 wound care observations completed.

The agency failed to complete an initial assessment within 48 hours of a referral for 2 of 5 therapy patient record reviews.

The agency failed to properly obtain and/or document a verbal or written POC order from the primary physician before providing services and treatments to patients for 5 of 6 patient record reviews.

The agency failed to ensure services was provided according to the plan of care in 3 out of 10 records reviewed.

The home health aide care plan failed to be updated/ revised to include restrictions of a patients lower extremity while providing a shower for 1 out of 4 home visits observed.

The agency failed to esure the plan of care was updated/ revised to include all pertinent items in the plan of care in 3 out of 10 records reviewed.

The Registered Nurse failed to ensure wounds were assessed at each visit and measured weekly for 1 out of 10 records reviewed.

Physical and Occupational therapy failed to ensure services was provided according to the plan of care in 3 out of 10 records reviewed.