Egan Ochsner Home Health New Orleans

The agency failed to: 1. Ensure the nurse changed gloves and performed hand hygiene after cleaning a wound and prior to contact with other parts of the body and/or items in the patients environment for 2 (Patient #1 and Patient #11) of 2 (Patient #1 and Patient #11) sampled patients observed for…

The agency failed to ensure all patient infections were reviewed for agency trends for 5 (Patient #1, Patient #11, Patient #15, Patient #16, and Patient #17) of 5 (Patient #1, Patient #11, Patient #15, Patient #16, and Patient #17) sampled patients who had infections.

The agency failed to ensure an accurate medication reconciliation was maintained for patients medications for 3 (Patient #1, Patient #2, and Patient #3) of 7 (Patient #1, Patient #2, Patient #3, Patient #5, Patient #7, Patient #8, and Patient #11) sampled patients observed during home visits.

The agency failed to ensure a request for medical social worker services and repairs to a tub transfer bench were coordinated to ensure care was received timely for 1 (Patient #8) of 17 (Patient #1, Patient #2, Patient #3, Patient #4, Patient #5, Patient #6, Patient #7, Patient #8, Patient #9…

The agency failed to ensure a home health aide supervisor visit was conducted every 14 days for 1 (Patient #4) of 2 (Patient #4 and Patient #8) sampled patients who receive home health aide services.

The agency failed to ensure a registered nurse assessed and measured patient wounds weekly for changes for 2 (Patient #1 and Patient #8) of 4 (Patient #1, Patient #8, Patient #11, and Patient #16) sampled patients reviewed with pressure ulcers.

The agency failed to ensure patients received services for the amount of hours indicated in their plan of care for 5 (Patient #1, Patient #2, Patient #3, Patient #4, and Patient #5) of 5 sampled patients reviewed for care and services.

The agency failed to ensure the times services were provided were accurately documented in the patient’s record for 1 of 5 patients (Patient #1) reviewed for documentation of care and services.

The agency failed to ensure patients and their responsible parties were provided a schedule of skilled nursing visits for 5 of 5 patients (Patient #1, Patient #2, Patient #3, Patient #4, and Patient #5) reviewed for care and services per the plan of care.

The agency failed to: 1. Notify the patient's physician of a low capillary blood glucose level (Patient #13); and 2. Notify the patient's physician of an abnormality with an implant (Patient #17).

The agency failed to provide occupational therapy and home health aide services as ordered for 1 of 17 (Patient #14) patients reviewed for services provided per the plan of care and physician orders.

The agency failed to ensure the home health aide is supervised every 14 days by the registered nurse or appropriate skilled professional for 2 of 4 patients (Patient #14 and Patient #17) reviewed for home health aide supervisory visits in a total of 17 patients records reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure weekly wound assessment with measurements completed by a registered nurse for a patient with a pressure ulcer for 1 of 5 patients reviewed for pressure ulcer assessments in a total sample of 17 (Patient #16).

The agency failed to ensure the agency and its staff provide proper written notice, in advance of the agency reducing or terminating on-going care for 1 (Patient #1) of 1 (Patient #1) sampled patients reviewed for terminated care out of a total sample of 5 as evidenced by the agency failing to…

The agency failed to ensure agency staff were providing services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care for 3 of 5 (Patient #1, Patient #2, Patient #3) patients reviewed for care and services in accordance with the plan of care in a total sample of 5 (Patient #1-Patient…

The agency failed to ensure the agency and its staff complied with accepted professional standards and principles that apply to professionals furnishing services for 5 (Patient #1, Patient #2, Patient #3, Patient #4, and Patient #5) of 5 (Patient #1-Patient #5) sampled patients reviewed as having…