Franciscan Vns Home Care, Inc

The agency failed to ensure visit frequencies were completed as indicated on the plan of care for 4 of 17 records reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure patient's plan of care was made available in the home for 2 of 5 agency folders reviewed in a sample of 7 home visits observed.

The skilled nurse failed to follow standard precautions during a home visit for 1 of 2 skilled nurse visits from a sample of 7 home visits completed.

The agency failed to ensure a patient was Medicare eligible for the home health benefit and met the requirement for homebound status for 1 of 8 patients admitted after 11/1/19 from a sample of 17 records reviewed.

The agency failed to identify specific goals for diagnoses were included on the comprehensive assessment for 1 of 17 records reviewed.

The skilled nurse failed to ensure ongoing assessments of blood glucose (sugar) monitoring for 1 of 4 patients with a diagnosis of diabetes and failed to ensure review/ assess medications or the patient's compliance for 1 patient in a sample of 17 records reviewed.

The administrator failed to ensure full and unrestricteed access to patients' electronic medical records.