Pruitthealth Home Health-Low Country

The agency staff failed to show all goals listed on the Plan of Care (POC) as measurable in 13 out of 17 charts reviewed (Patient #1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17).

The home health agency failed to provide a policy and procedure for volunteers in its Emergency Preparedness Program plan.

The home health agency failed to provide documentation of emergency preparedness training to Home Health Aide (Aide) 2. The findings are: On 11/16/2018 at 2:00 p.m., review of the home health agency's Emergency Preparedness Program in-service training revealed there was no documentation of training…

The home health agency failed to ensure the patient's plan of care set up by the Registered Nurse (RN) and approved by the physician was followed related to missed visits for 3 of 18 patient records (Patient 2, 14, and 16) reviewed for care and services and failed to report changes in the patient…

The home health agency failed to ensure its staff [License Practical Nurse (LPN)] followed accepted principles of infection control in the provision of patient care for one of seven home visits by failing to remove contaminated gloves prior to reaching into the nursing bag.

The home health agency failed to ensure the Home Health Aide (Aide) plan of care developed by the Registered Nurse (RN) contained specific duties related to the individual patient's needs for 1 of 2 patients.

The home health agency failed to ensure the State Hotline telephone number is listed in the Patient Home Health Admission Packet.

The home health agency failed to perform the patient's re-certification assessment within 5 days of every 60 days beginning with the start of care date for 1 of 18 patient charts reviewed.

The home health agency failed to coordinate the care of 4 of 18 patients by failing to report changes in the patient's condition to the physician and by undocumented missed visits.

As part of the interdisciplinary team the Home Health Aide (HHA) failed to communicate abnormal findings to the Registered Nurse (RN) for 1 of 2 patients receiving HHA services.

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