Elite Home Rehab and Healthcare Corp

The home health agency failed to communicate with the patient regarding missed visits for 1 of 5 discharged records reviewed.

The home health agency failed to ensure all required elements were included in the plan of care (POC) for 2 of 2 patients both receiving anticoagulant (blood thinner) therapy and with home visit observations (Patient #1 and #3).

The home health agency failed to ensure physician orders were obtained prior to clinicians providing care for 2 of 2 patients both receiving anticoagulant (blood thinner) therapy and with home visit observations (Patient #1 and #3.) Findings include: 1. The Verbal Orders policy indicated physician…

The agency failed to ensure updates and revisions to the comprehensive assessment were made, including changes to the plan of care, when a patient experienced a change in condition in 1 of 5 clinical records reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure staff followed accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases in 2 of 3 home visits observed.

The agency failed to ensure treatments or care were furnished in accordance with current physician orders in 1 of 5 home visits observed.