Allied Home Health Care, Inc

The Agency failed to ensure they provided Patient #1 with written notices of the patient's rights and responsibilities and the Agency’s transfer and discharge policies.

The Agency failed to ensure they provided Patient #1 with contact information for the Agency administrator, including the administrator's name, business address, and business phone number in order to receive complaints.

The Agency failed to ensure they provided Patient #1 with written notices regarding the extent to which payment for Agency services may be expected from Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federally-funded or federal aid program known to the Agency.

The Agency failed to ensure they provided Patient #1 with the state toll free home health telephone hot line, its contact information, its hours of operation, and that its purpose is to receive complaints or questions about local Agencies.

The Agency failed to ensure they provided Patient #1 with the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the following Federally-funded and state-funded entities that serve the area where the patient resides: (i) Agency on Aging (ii) Center for Independent Living (iii) Protection and Advocacy…

For one of three sampled patients (Patient #1) the Agency failed to ensure staff reported an allegation that, on 3/23/24, Home Health Aide (HHA) #1 misappropriated $10,000 from Patient #1, to the Department of Public Health (DPH) within 48 hours, in accordance with state law.

The Home Health Agency failed to protect Patient #1 and #4 from abuse when on 12/17/19 Home Health Aide (HHA) #1 using her personal cell phone, photographed Patient #1 and #4 while they were engaged in sexual activity in Patient #4's room, without their knowledge or consent.

For two of four sampled patients (Patients #1 and #4) the Home Health Agency failed to immediately report an allegation of abuse to the State Agency, when on 12/17/19 Home Health Aide (HHA) #1 photographed Patients #1 and #4, who were engaged in sexual activity, without their knowledge and/or…