Every finding on record at Allpro Hospice LLC

Upon observation, there was no evidence the hospice follows acceptable standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases, including standard precautions. Patient visit #1 RN cleansed stethoscope and BP cuff utilizing uncleansed hand

Upon patient record review, 2 of 5 (Patient #2 & #3) did not have evidence in the patient record that hospice aide assignments and duties are: • Assigned to a specific patient by a registered nurse that is a member of the interdisciplinary group • Written patient care instructions for a hospice aide must be prepared by a Registered Nurse who is responsible for the supervision of a hospice aide as specified under paragraph (h) of 418.76 • There is evidence in the patient record that the plan of care; indicate what tasks are to be done by the Aide and the frequency of these tasks. The use of “PRN” or “per patient choice”, for any task, whether personal care or non-personal care tasks, are not acceptable Patient #2 HHA POC included bed bath, shampoo, shave, ambulation assist with chair, mobility assist to chair, to bed, dangle or to commode, change bed linens, make bed and straighten room as "as needed". Patient #3 HHA POC included shower, shampoo, shave, ambulation assist with walker, change bedlinens, make bed and straighten room as "as needed"