Encompass Home Health of Dfw

The agency failed to ensure patients were free from neglect for 1 of 11 patients (patient #4) whose record was reviewed, in that: the nurse (RN S) did not provide wound care for Patient #4. This failure placed Patient #4 at risk for wound deterioration by not receiving wound care as outlined in the…

The agency failed to ensure the patients received services as written in the individualized service plan for 5 (#2, #4, #5, #6, & #7) of 8 active patient charts reviewed.

The agency failed to complete the reassessment including the administration of the OASIS in the last 5 days of the 60 day episode in 5 (#2, #4, #5, #6, & #7) of 8 active patient charts reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure that 7 ( #1, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10 and #11) of 13 current patients plan of care included a description of the patient's risk for emergency department visits and hospital re-admissions and all necessary interventions to address the underlying risk factors.