Americare Homehealth Services

Facility failed to ensure that an administrator be appointed by the governing body, be responsible for all day to day operation of the home health agency.

Facility failed to appoint a clinical manager to provide oversight of all patient care services and personnel as required by regulation.

The facility failed to ensure that the clinical record comprehensive assessment documents the wound measurements once a week according to the policy/procedure and filed to monitoring glucose level accordance to patient plan of care (485) for five (5) out of seven (7) records reviewed.

The agency failed to supervise personnel for reviewing in every home visit the medications that the patients are taking for 1 out of 7 drug regimen records reviewed during home visit (H.V. #3).

The facility failed to ensure that an administrator was appointed by the facility governing body.

The agency failed to ensure that a clinical manager is available during all operating hours.

The facility failed to ensure that the clinical records contain correct clinical past and current findings for each home health patient related to complete documentation of implementation of plan of care for 2 out of 7 records reviewed (H.V. #1, and #3) Findings include: A mechanism to ensure that…

The agency failed to ensure that the comprehensive assessment must be performed within 48 hour of patient's return home from a hospital admission for 1 out of 7 records reviewed.

The facility failed to ensure that all Home Health Agency (HHA) services must be provided in accordance with current clinical practice guidelines for infection control and accepted hand washing professional standards of practice for 1 out of 3 home visits (H.V. #3).

The facility failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan that include a process for cooperation and collaboration to maintain a respond during a disaster or emergency situation.

The facility failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness communication plan that complies with Federal, State and local laws and must be reviewed and updated at least annually.

The facility failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness communication plan that complies with Federal, State and local laws and must be reviewed and updated at least annually.

The facility failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness communication plan that complies with Federal, State and local laws.