Mercy Home Care & Hospice-Clinton

The agency failed to complete a drug regimen review, including all required components, with each comprehensive assessment for 9 of 17 sampled patients (Patients # 3, #4, #5, #6, #12, #13, #15, #16 and #17).

The agency failed to ensure the accurate completion of all components comprising the Plan of Care, including all supplies/equipment and accurate medication orders for 14 of 17 sampled patients (Patients #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #9. #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16 and #17).

The agency failed to ensure registered nurses and therapists provided care as ordered by the physician in the Plan of Care for 4 of 17 sampled patients (Patients #4, #5, #12 and #15).

The agency failed to complete and send a transfer summary to the physician or other health care professionals responsible for providing care to the patient while in a health care facility within 2 business days of knowledge of the occurrence of the transfer for and/or complete and send a discharge…