Bent County Public Health

The agency failed to fully develop the emergency preparedness plan.

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

The agency failed to ensure the written patient care instructions for a home health aide were prepared by a registered nurse for 1 of 4 sample patients receiving home health aide services (Patient #7).

The agency failed to provide services in conformance with physician orders.

The agency failed to ensure supervisory assessments of aide services were provided no less frequently than every 14 days for 4 of 4 sample patients receiving home health aide services (Patient #1, #2, #5, and #7).

The agency failed to ensure all personnel possessed an active license issued in the state, necessary to furnish services for 1of 1 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN #5).

The agency failed to ensure an onsite supervisory visit to the patient's home occurred no less frequently than every 14 days for patients receiving Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) services in 3 of 7 patient's records reviewed (Patients #1, #2 and #3).