Northwest Home Health

The Skilled Nurse (SN) failed to include all medications from the patient's medication list to ensure all medications were checked for potential adverse drug reactions and interactions in 1 (#1) of 13 (#1 - #13) Clinical Records reviewed.

The Skilled Nurse (SN) failed to follow accepted professional standards for infection control in 2 (#1 and #3) of 7 (#1- #7) home visits conducted.

The Physical Therapist (PT) failed to ensure written instructions for the aide services regarding the patients personal care activities were specific and individualized in 1(#12) of 3(#11, #12, and #13), which were 100% of all Clinical Records reviewed with aide services ordered.

The Skilled Nurse (SN) failed to include all medications the patient was currently using during a review of the patients medication regimen in 2 (#3 and #10) of 17 (#1 - #17) Clinical Records reviewed.

The Agency failed to alert the Physician of relevant assessment findings which may have necessitated an alteration in the Plan of Care (POC) in 3 (#4, #8, and #17) of 17 (#1 - #17) Clinical Records reviewed.

The patient had not been given the name and contact information for the Agency Administrator in 1 (#4) of 3 (#1, #4, #18) applicable visits where the patient was admitted after 01/13/18. This failed practice had the potential to effect the patients ability and willingness to contact the Agency with…

The patient had not been given the name and contact information for the Agency Clinical Manager in 1 (#4) of 3 (#1, #4, #18) applicable visits where the patient was admitted after 01/13/18. This failed practice had the potential to effect the patients ability to contact the Agency's Clinical…

The Registered Nurse (RN) failed to perform supervision of the Home Health Aides (HHA) every two weeks (fourteen days) to ensure the Aides were providing appropriate care as ordered in 2 (#6, #15) of 3 (#6,#8,#15) Clinical Records reviewed, where the patients were receiving Aide services.