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The agency failed to ensure staff followed accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases for 1 (#3) of 3 (#1, #2, and #3) patients observed during home visits conducted with agency staff.

The agency failed to ensure a Patient's medication regimen was reviewed and updated for accuracy for 2 (#2 and #3) of 3 (#1, #2, and #3) patient home visits requiring medication monitoring.

Tag 682 Based on observation and interview the HHA failed to ensure an agency nurse followed accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases during patient care, for 1(S2 RN) of 3 (S2 RN, S3 LPN and S4…

The Agency failed to assure the identification of patient needs and factors that could affect the patient safety and treatment effectiveness and the coordination of care for 1 (Patient #2) of 7 (#1, #2, #3, #4 #5, #6, and #7) sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure care was coordinated to meet the patient's needs in a timely manner after the patient reported a problem with his catheter for 1 (#2) of 4 (#2, #4, #5, #9) patients sampled that required readmission to the hospital, in a total sample of 10. Findings: Review of the Home…

The agency failed to ensure the patient's medications were reconciled as ordered in the Plan of Care for 1 (#2) of 4 (#2, #4, #5, #9) patients sampled that had been readmitted to the hospital, in a total sample of 10. Findings: Review of the Home Health Certification and Plan of Care dated 4/4/19…

The agency failed to ensure there was communication with the physician concerning the resumption of a significant medication (Eliquis - an anticoagulant), as ordered for patient #2 who had diagnoses of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Presence of Prosthetic Heart Valve; the resumption of…