Nhc Homecare Springfield

The facility failed to follow accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases when 1 of 7 (Registered Nurse (RN) #1) employees failed to wash their hands between glove changes.

The agency failed to update the medication profile for 1 of 7 (Patient #6) sampled patients observed during home visits.

The agency failed to maintain a system of communication and integration in accordance with the home health agency’s own policies and procedures by failing to ensure clinical visit notes were documented in a timely manner for 5 of 12 (Patient #2, #3, #7, #10, and #11) patients reviewed.

The facility failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) was followed for social services for one of twelve (Patient #1) sampled active patients reviewed.

The agency failed to update the medication profile for 7 of 7 (Patient #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #13) sampled patients reviewed.