Nhc Homecare - South Carolina LLC

The home health agency failed to provide contact information for emergency officials within the agency's service area.

The home health agency failed to provide contact information for emergency officials within the home health agency's service area(s).

The home health agency failed to document and analyze the agency's response to testing exercises.

The home health agency failed to ensure a treatment consent form was in the patient's chart and failed to inform the patient regarding patient rights prior to providing treatment for one of eight records reviewed.

The home health agency failed to perform the patient's initial nursing assessment greater than 48 hours for two of eight patient records reviewed.

The home health agency failed to ensure the patient's plan of care developed by the Registered Nurse (RN) and approved by the physician was followed for missed visits for two of eight patient records (Patient 4 and 6) reviewed for care and services and failed to document weekly wound measurements…

The home health agency failed to ensure its staff followed accepted principles of infection control in the provision of patient care for one of three home visits where staff failed to maintain sterility with gloves during a sterile procedure for Patient 4 and failure of the home health agency to…

The home health agency failed to ensure the home health aide (HHA)'s plan of care developed by the Registered Nurse (RN) contained specific duties related to the individual patient's needs for 2 of 2 patients.

The home health agency failed to ensure medication reconciliation of the patient's home medications with the agency's medication profile for 2 of 2 patients reviewed.

The Physical Therapist failed to report a change in the patient's status to the physician for one of eight patient records reviewed for care and services.

The home health agency failed to provide coordination of care for two of eight patients whose records were reviewed for care and services.

The home health agency failed to ensure supervisory visits by the Registered Nurse (RN) or Physical Therapist (PT) was completed every fourteen days for two of two patients receiving home health aide services.