Louisiana Homecare of Alexandria

The agency failed to ensure the patient’s written individualized plan of care was followed for 1 ( #5) of 10 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, and #10) sampled patients as evidenced by: Patient #5 was not seen by a skilled nurse or registered nurse twice weekly as ordered on Plan of Care for 4…

The agency failed to ensure the patient’s physician was promptly notified when the patient’s pain level and blood glucose levels were high and outside of the physician ordered parameters for 1 (#2) of 10 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10) sampled patients reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure staff that were not fully vaccinated for COVID-19 implemented additional precautions intended to mitigate the transmission and spread of COVID-19 for 2 (S2 RN and S3 LPN) of 2 staff observed that were not fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Findings: 1. Observation on…

The agency failed to ensure a patient's medication regimen was reviewed and updated for accuracy for 1 (#2) of 5 (#2, #4, #7, #8, and #9) patient home visits requiring medication monitoring.