Shining Nightingale Health Care

The agency failed to ensure skilled nursing (SN) followed the written plan of care for 1 of 10 patients (#10) whose records were reviewed in that; 1) Patient 10's POC orders included for the SN to notify the physician of weight gain or loss in seven (7) days, the SN failed to monitor patient 10's…

The agency failed to ensure that coordination of care was conducted with the physician for 1 of 10 (#10) patients reviewed in that: 1) Patient #10 had a missed SN visit during the week of 8/27/17-9/2/17 and his physician was not notified; and 2) The SN could not monitor patient #10's weekly weights…

The agency failed to ensure skilled nursing (SN) followed the written plan of care for 1 of 10 patients (#10) whose records were reviewed in that; 1) Patient 10's POC orders included for the SN to notify the physician of weight gain or loss in seven (7) days, the SN failed to monitor patient 10's…

The skilled professional failed to review and revise the plan of care for 2 of 10 patients (#1 and #10) reviewed in that: 1) Patient #1's medications listed on the POC for certification period 3/08/18-5/06/18 included medications the patient was no longer taking; and 2) Patient #10's SN notes…

The agency failed to ensure the plans of care for 1 of 10 patients (#4) reviewed contained all pertinent elements as required in that: Patient #4's POC for certification period 2/19/18-4/19/18 did not include weight parameters for notifying the physician.

The agency failed to ensure that coordination of care was conducted with the physician for 1 of 10 (#10) patients reviewed in that: 1) Patient #10 had a missed SN visit during the week of 8/27/17-9/2/17 and his physician was not notified; and 2) The SN could not monitor patient #10's weekly weights…

The clinical manager failed to ensure that the skilled professional updated the plan of care to reflect the patient's current status for 2 of 10 patients (#1 and #10) reviewed in that: 1) The SN conducted a recertification assessment and failed to update patient #1's medications listed on the POC…

Agency services were not provided in accordance with current clinical practice guidelines and accepted professional standards when the Administrator/Director of Nurses failed to ensure appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures related to infection control were implemented for 4…