American Home Health, Inc.

The home health agency staff failed to ensure care that the encoded Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data accurately reflected the patient's status at the time of admission assessment for one out of seven sample patients(Patient 3).

The home health agency staff failed to ensure care followed the written plan of care for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 3).

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to advise about the state toll free home health telephone hotline for complaints during home visits for two of seven sample patients (Patients 1 and 2).

The home health agency nursing staff failed to assess a patient's orthostatic hypotension (blood pressure reading drops within three minutes of standing) when conducting an initial assessment visit one of seven sample patients (Patient 4).

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with currently used medications for three of seven sampled patients (Patient 1, 2 and 4).

The home health agency staff failed to ensure that the developed plan of care (POC) covered patient-specific interventions and education regarding orthostatic hypotension management (blood pressure that drops up to 10-20 millimeters of mercury within three minutes of change in position) for one of…

The home health agency failed to ensure the certified home health aide (CHHA) participated in the case conference for one of seven sample patients (Patient 4).