Socorro General Hospital Home Health Care

The facility failed to ensure that patients were provided a copy of their medication list for 2 (P[patient]3 and P4) out of 3 (P3-P5) patients observed.

The agency failed to ensure the Physical Therapist (PT) and Skilled Nurse (SN) used appropriate procedures for hand hygiene (washing hands with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub/ABHR) and equipment disinfection during the care of two of three home visit observations (Patient (P)1 and P2).

The agency failed to ensure the Registered Nurse (RN) completed the initial assessment of patient needs within 48 hours of the referral date for three of seven medical records reviewed (Patient (P)1, P6, and P7).

The facility failed to complete a comprehensive assessment that accurately reflected the patient's status for 2 (P#1 and P#6) of 7 records reviewed.

The facility failed to maintain a program for the identification and prevention of infectious and communicable diseases.

The facility failed to integrate services with the medical equipment provider to assure the needs and factors that could affect patient safety and treatment effectiveness had been met for 1 (P#2) of 7 patient records reviewed.

The governing body failed to appoint the Administrator.