Home Health Professionals Inc

The agency failed to ensure infection control practices were followed as evidenced by the nurses did not change gloves and sanitize hands during a wound dressing change for two (#2 and #3) of three (#1, #2, #3) dressing changes observed.

The Agency failed to ensure the Patient received Physical Therapy services as ordered for one (#5) of ten (#1-#10) clinical records reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure the initial assessment visit was held within 48 hours of referral, or within 48 hours of the patient's return home, or on the physician's or allowed practitioner's ordered start of care date for two (#5, and #9) of ten (#1 -#10) clinical records reviewed.

The Skilled Nurse (SN) failed to include all medications the patient was taking during the drug regimen review in 3 (#1, #2, #3) of 10 (#1 - #17) clinical records reviewed.

The agency failed to develop a patient specific written Plan of Care (POC) with current medications and patient specific interventions for meeting the patients' needs in two (#1 and #3) of ten (#1-#10) clinical records reviewed.

The Skilled Nurse (SN) failed to follow accepted professional standards for infection control in 1 (#2) of 3 (#1- #3) home visits conducted.

This standard was not met in 2 (#1-#2) patients home visits during surveyor observation.

The Agency failed to provide the patient with complete and accurate written patient medication schedule / instructions in 3 (#1-#3) of 7 (#1 - #7) Clinical Records reviewed.

The Registered Nurse (RN) did not provide timely oversight of the Aide through on-site Supervisory Aide Visits (SAV) every 14 days in 2 (#5 and #7) of 3 (#5 - #7) Clinical Records reviewed with orders for Aide services.