Elara Caring

The agency failed to ensure a patient’s weight or bilateral ankle circumferences were obtained at every skilled nurse visit per physician orders for 1 of 2 sampled patients (Patient #6) reviewed for congestive heart failure monitoring in a total sample of 7. Findings: Review of Patient #6’s Home…

The agency failed to ensure the nurse was accurately reconciling patient medications for 1 of 3 sampled patients (Patient #3) reviewed for medication reconciliation during a home visits in a total sample of 7. Findings: Review of Patient #3’s record revealed the registered nurse had completed a…

The agency failed to: 1. Ensure the skilled nurse measured all wounds weekly to assess for deterioration or healing of the wound for 2 of 3 sampled patients (Patient #6 and Patient #7) reviewed for wounds; and 2. Ensure the skilled nurse documented the assessment of the wound bed tissue type for 1…

The agency failed to: I.

The agency failed to: I.

The agency failed to ensure an accurate medication reconciliation for 3 of 3 patients observed during home visits (Patient #1, Patient #2, and Patient #3).

The agency failed to notify Patient #7's physician for a capillary blood glucose elevated higher than Patient #7's normal capillary blood glucose readings for 1 of 7 patients reviewed (Patient #7).

The agency failed to: I. ensure the skilled nurse was aware the patient was not receiving therapy and failed to ensure the skilled nurse requested therapy services as needed for 1 (Patient #4) of 7 records reviewed for coordination of care and II. ensure the skilled nurse was aware of the approval…

The agency failed to ensure a registered nurse supervised the home health aide every 14 days for 1 of 1 patients reviewed for home health aide supervisory visits (Patient #4).

The agency failed to: 1. ensure correct application of an unnaboot (compression dressing) per professional standards for 1 of 1 patients observed during home visit (Patient #1); 2. ensure a registered nurse assessed and measured pressure ulcers weekly to monitor for improvement or decline in the…