Faith Hospice

Based on medical records review, review of policies and procedures and interview, the Department has determined the administrator failed to ensure that a physician or registered nurse ensured a patient's psychological needs were appropriately assessed at the time of admission for 5 out of 13 patients reviewed, Patients #1, #4, #8, #9 and #13.  Failure to appropriately assess the psychological needs of patients can result in patients being inappropriately admitted to programs that cannot service them and patients not receiving the services they need.   Findings include:

Based on review of medical records, review of policy and procedure and interview, the Department has determined the administrator failed to ensure that care plans were authenticated with physician signatures within fourteen (14) days of the care plan development both upon initial development and whenever a care plan was reviewed or updated for 6 out of 13 patients reviewed, Patient #2, #3, Patient #4, Patient #7, Patient #10, or Patient #11.  Failure to ensure physicians authenticate care plans can result in physicians not being fully included in the care planning of patients, leading to substandard patient care.   Findings include:

Based on review of medical records, review of facility policy and procedures and interview, the Department has determined the administrator failed to ensure that discharge orders were written by a physician and entered into the medical record for 8 out of 13 patients reviewed, Patient #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8, #9 and #13.  Failure to ensure a discharge order is written by a physician can result in a patient's physician not being consulted regarding the discharge of a patient and the needs of a patient not being fully met upon discharge.   Findings include: