Nightingale Visiting Nurses of Connecticut

The agency failed to ensure the physician ordered therapy services were provided.

The agency licensed personnel failed to follow the physician’s-certified plan of care and agency policies for therapy evaluations.

The agency failed to ensure physician notification for a delay and/or the agencies inability to provide the ordered services.

The agency nurses failed to follow agency policies.

The Governing Body failed to develop policies for the weekly pre-pouring of medications and the management of Controlled Substances.

The agency nurses failed to ensure documentation of the pre-pour process was incorporated into the clinical record.

The Administrator failed to meet the necessary qualifications in accordance with federal and Connecticut state regulations.

The agency licensed nurses failed to provide the necessary assessments.

The agency licensed nurses failed to ensure the care delivered was in accordance with the physician's orders.

The agency failed to document information provided to the patient on the risks and benefits of accepting and/or declination of the services which were planned to address the patient's condition.

The agency staff failed to notify the physician of a change in the patient's condition and failed to request orders for a social work evaluation.