Providence Medical Center Home Health

The agency failed to ensure agency staff followed the agency policy and procedures for proper hand hygiene and/or glove use to prevent the spread of potential infections during the provision of cares by agency staff to 2 of 3 agency patient's (Patient-1 and Patient 2).

The agency failed to ensure all orders for medications and/or treatments are included on the patients plan of care for 2 of 7 clinical records reviewed (Patient-1 and Patient-2).

The agency failed to have a process in place to include on the revised/updated plan of care, the patients progress towards the measurable outcomes and goals identified by the patient and the home health agency for 3 of 3 clinical records reviewed who had a revised/updated plan of care (Paitent-1…

The agency failed to ensure all staff performed proper hand washing/sanitizing/gloving and nursing bag technique during 1 of 3 observations of the provision of cares in the patient's home (Patient 2).