Huntsville Hospital Homecare

The agency failed to ensure staff followed infection control policies in one of seven home visits including Home Visit (HV) # 1. This deficient practice had the potential to negatively affect all patients served by the agency.

The agency failed to ensure staff developed an individualized Plan of Care (POC) to care for a patient's gastrostomy tube (g-tube).

The agency failed to ensure staff followed physician orders to: 1. Notify the physician of weight gain of 5 pounds in 7 days as ordered.

The agency failed to ensure staff: 1. Performed hand hygiene as directed per policy.

The agency failed to ensure the staff met the needs of patients 24 hours a day per agency policy.

The agency failed to ensure staff reconciled medications for 5 of 7 Home Visits (HV) conducted.

Staff failed to develop the plan of care to include: 1. Wound care frequency.

The staff failed to ensure physician orders were obtained for all labs performed.

The agency failed to notify the physician of changes in the patient's assessment.

The agency failed to ensure medical record documentation was complete and accurate with all events and treatments which included: 1. Assessment of a patient's genitourinary system with a foley catheter.