Gentiva Health Services

Staff interviews the agency failed to follow MD orders for home health aide services for 1 of 5 patients[#6] and failed to follow the MD order regarding dressing changes for 1 of 5 patients with wounds [#11]. The findings included: The policy, Physicians Orders [revised 9/28/18] was provided on…

The agency failed to ensure the Plan of Care [POC] included all medications used by the patient in 5 of 17 charts reviewed [# 12, 14, 16, 1, and 15] The findings included: The policy, Assessment [revised date 9/28/18] was provided by the Assistant Director of Operations on 2/12/20. The policy…

The condition is not met based on policy review, clinical record review, and staff interviews, the agency lacked assessments among the nurse, physical therapist and physician, failed to obtain changes in wound care orders for a patient with a deteriorating wound, failed to assess a wound at the…

The agency failed to coordinate assessments with the interdisciplinary clinicians for 1 of 2 patients with wounds (#3) and 1 out of 1 patient (#3) with a diagnosis of Diabetes.

The agency did not obtain changes in wound care orders for a deteriorating wound for 1 of 2 patients with wounds (patient #3), and 1 of 1 patient with a diagnosis of Diabetes (#3).

Agency policy review and interviews with the staff the RN [registered nurse] failed to assess a wound at the time of admission for 1 of 3 charts reviewed [#1]. The findings included: Agency policy Assessment, with a revised date of 9/28/19, was provided by the agency director on 10/30/19. The…

The agency failed supervise the LPN for 1of 2 patients with wounds (#3) and 1 out of 1 patient (#3) with a diagnosis of Diabetes.