Mother Theresa's Home Health Services

The agency failed to ensure a Registered Nurse (RN) provided written patient care instruction to the certified home health aide (CHHA) for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 6).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to assess the patient's continuing need for skilled nursing services for one of seven sampled patients.

The home health agency (HHA) nurse failed to review all of medications keeping at the patients' home and update the medication profile for two of 7 sampled patients (Patients 5 and 6).

The licensed staff failed to follow the physician's order for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 2) who had open wound to her left breast.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide education/instruction about the correct use of the glucometer for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 5).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to follow the plan of care (POC) for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 2) by not assessing the patient's skin on the left breast wound.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure supervisory visit of Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) was made to the patient's house no less than every 14 days for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 6).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment was updated for two of seven patients (Patients 2 and 3) who suffered serious head injuries from falls at home.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to make an effort to investigate and ensure that their policy to protect the patient from injury was followed for one of seven sample patients.

The agency staff failed to ensure the skilled nursing staff and physical therapy evaluated the pain level as indicated in the plan of care for two of seven sample patients ( Patient 6 and 7).