Advantage Home Care, Inc DBA Corus Home Health

The agency failed to ensure one of five sampled patients (Patient (P) 14) being discharged to a post-acute care provider was assisted in selection by using quality measures data and data on resource use measures, thereby preventing patients from making informed decisions about the performance of…

The agency failed to provide a written, individualized, complete, plan of care that identified patient-specific measurable outcomes, goals, and diet for one of seven sampled patients (Patient (P) 5) reviewed for care plans.

The agency failed to ensure initial competency evaluations supervised by a Registered Nurse (RN) were conducted prior to providing patient care, thereby potentially allowing aids to perform essential tasks incorrectly, and/or inadequate patient care for seven of eight Home Health Aides (HHA) 1…

The agency failed to develop a policy addressing the pneumococcal vaccine administration for patients, thereby increasing the risk of transmitting preventable diseases.

The agency failed to promptly alert the relevant physician(s) or allowed practitioner(s) to any changes in the patient's condition or needs that suggest that outcomes were not being achieved and/or that the plan of care should be altered for one of seven sampled home visit patients (Patient (P) 4).

G572 Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to obtain attending physician’s signature on the Plan of Care (POC) for 7 (Patient (P)1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7) of 7 patients (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6 and P7) sampled.

The facility failed to meet the Condition of Participation (CoP) for Care planning, coordination of services, and quality of care by failing to ensure that significant medical information exists in the plan of care, that orders are only executed as prescribed as evidenced by the following and…

The facility failed to obtain and/or document Advance Directive (AD) information and documents for 3 (P#2,3,4) of 5 patient charts reviewed.

The facility failed to adhere to the prescribed medication regiment for 1(p# 1) of 5 sampled patients selected for needing similar wound care needs or having communication-based grievances filed against the facility.

The facility failed to keep the plan of care current based on significant changes for 2 (p 1 & 2) of 5 patients sampled with similar wound care needs or had grievances based on communication filed, promptly notify physician regarding changes in status that require a care plan modification.

The facility failed to ensure the education and work experience requirements of the Social Worker (SW) were met.

The facility failed to provide a home health aide supervisory visit to the patient's home no less than every 14 days as required.