Joint Health Care Services Inc

The agency supervising nurse failed to ensure that care was provided according to physician orders as written in the plan of care (POC) for 3 of 7 (#1, #2, and #5) patients reviewed, in that: 1) Patient #1's POC for Certification period 9/16/18-11/4/18 ordered skilled nurse frequency of 1W9 (once a…

The agency failed to ensure that an individualized plan of care was developed to include all elements as required for 3 of 5 (#2, #4 and #5) patients whose clinical records were reviewed and had a diagnoses of diabetes mellitus, in that: 1) Diabetic Patient #2's POC did not indicate risks and…

The agency failed to communicate with the physician and all health care practitioners involved with the care of 1 of 7 client's reviewed (#5) to promote optimal outcomes for the client, in that: Agency staff failed to inform Patient #5's physician (MD #100) when Patient #5 returned home from an…

The Administrator/DON failed to manage the day-to-day operation of the agency by not ensuring infection control prevention measures, were in accordance with current clinical practice guidelines and accepted professional standards for 2 of 2 (#1 and #2) diabetic patients reviewed, that received a…