Advanced Home Care, Inc

The Agency failed to ensure the plan of care included objectively measurable goals specific to the individualized needs of the patient in 6 (MR's # 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7) records, from a total of 7 sampled records reviewed, resulting the potential for poor patient outcomes and unmet care needs.

The agency failed to ensure the physical therapist and occupational therapist assisted the physician in evaluating the patient's level of function and helped to develop the plan of care for 2 of 7 (P-5, 6) records reviewed, resulting in the potential for decline in physical functioning and unmet…

The Agency failed to conduct a patient-specific, comprehensive assessment that accurately reflected the patient's current health status based on past medical history that included dates of onset, exacerbations, treatments and outcomes, measurable data to use as a baseline for future assessments…

The agency failed to maintain the agency-wide surveillance program for the identification and prevention of COVID-19 for staff and patients, resulting in the potential development and spread of a contagious viral infection between agency staff and the agency's 39 current patients.

The agency failed to ensure the signature of the Medical Social Worker's (MSW) on the Evaluation visit note was accurately recorded on the date the patient was actually evaluated in 1 (MR#2) of a total of 2 sampled records reviewed in which the MSW provided services.

The agency failed to ensure patients were informed of the Administrator's name and business contact information, resulting in the potential for patient complaints or concerns to go unaddressed which could affect the quality of care for the agency's 39 current patients.

The agency failed to advise patients of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of Federally funded and State funded entities that serve the areas where the patients reside, resulting in a lack of information regarding available resources which has the potential to affect the quality of care for…

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included a review of all medications the patiently is currently using to determine any interactions, adverse effects, and duplicate drug therapy in 1 of 10 (MR#8) records reviewed, resulting in the potential for harmful medication effects for…

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care covered all pertinent interventions with reportable safety parameters, and objectively measurable goals specific to the needs of the patient for 9 records reviewed (MR#s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10) from a total sample of 10 records reviewed, resulting in…

The agency failed to ensure the registered nurse performed assessments and re-assessments using objective measurements to determine if the patient's health status was improving or worsening during the course of care and failed to document specific daily blood sugar results rather than documenting…

The agency failed to ensure a transfer summary was sent to the physician within 2 business days of becoming aware of an unplanned transfer for 1 of 2 (MR#s 7) records reviewed in which the patient was transferred from the agency to an inpatient facility, resulting in the physician or receiving…