Alliant Home Health LLC

The agency failed to arrange a safe and appropriate transfer for 1 of 2 sample discharged patients (Patient #3).

The agency failed to include all required elements in the plan of care (POC).

The agency failed to assure communication with the physician involved in the plan of care (POC) for 1 of 4 sample patients (Patient #3).

The agency failed to ensure staff followed accepted standard infection control practices to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases for 1 of 2 patients observed receiving wound care during a home visit (Patient #1).

The agency failed to ensure each patient received home health services in accordance with a written plan of care established and reviewed by a physician for 2 of 6 patient records reviewed (Patients #1 and #5).

The agency failed to ensure frequency orders were followed by agency staff only as ordered by a physician for 1 of 3 patients records reviewed (Patient #1).

The agency failed to ensure services and treatments were provided in accordance with physician's orders for 1 of 3 patients reviewed receiving wound care (Patient #8).

The agency failed to ensure clinical records contained accurate documentation of patient's clinical notes and plans of care for 2 of 12 active patient records reviewed (Patients #6 and #7).

The agency failed to ensure a discharge summary was sent to the primary care practitioner within five business days of discharge and a transfer summary sent within two business days of becoming aware of a patient's transfer for 5 of 5 patients records reviewed requiring a transfer or discharge…

The agency failed to ensure services and treatments were provided in conformance with physician orders for 2 of 12 active patient records reviewed (Patients #9 and #11).

The agency failed to ensure therapists completed their assessments no later than five calendar days after each patient's start of care for 2 of 11 patients reviewed who required physical and speech therapy services (Patient #5 and #16).

The agency failed to ensure each patient's Plan of Care covered all allergies, supplies, treatments and interventions for 4 of 17 patient records reviewed (Patients #1, #6, #7 and #15).

The agency failed to ensure drugs, services and treatments were administered only as ordered by a physician for 6 of 17 patient records reviewed (Patients #1, #2, #6, #9, #11 and #16).

The agency failed to ensure each patient's total plan of care was reviewed by the physician at least every 60 days.

The agency failed to ensure the skilled staff provided services that were ordered by the physician as indicated in the Plan of Care for 4 of 17 patient records reviewed (Patients #4, #6, #11 and #17).

The agency failed to ensure all nursing interventions, treatments and services provided to patients were accurately and completely documented and were included within the clinical record for 4 of 10 active patient records reviewed where the patient received nursing services (Patients #1, #2, #6 and…