Hospice Care of the Lowcountry

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure home health services, and treatments were administered only as ordered by a physician or allowed practitioner for one (1) of six (6) charts reviewed.

The home health agency failed to ensure its staff notified the physician of missed visits for three of seven patient records reviewed for care and services.

The home health agency failed to ensure its staff followed accepted principles for infection control in the provision of patient care in the home setting to prevent the potential cross contamination for one of two home visits by not utilizing a barrier for equipment and not performing hand hygiene…

The home health agency failed to ensure its staff provided the home health aide a detailed plan of care for two of two patient records reviewed for care and services.

The home health agency failed to ensure its staff performed a medication reconciliation during the home visit for one of one patient since the home health agency had only one patient.

The home health agency failed to provide governing body evidence for the appointment of the home health administrator.