Caring Hands Home Health Agency, Inc

Failed to ensure, that all staff members had annual training for emergency and disaster preparedness drills.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure a copy of the patient's current plan of care (POC - information identified based upon the patient identified needs and development of appropriate interventions) was provided to the patient and patient's caregiver for two of 7 sampled patients (Patients…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) and medication profile were reviewed, revised and updated for one of 7 sampled patients, for Patient 4, insulin Humalog (type of insulin medication to treat people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes for the control of high blood…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure durable medical equipment was available, as ordered in the plan of care, was provided to one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 5).

The home health agency failed to ensure that physical therapy (PT) informed the patient of the initial visit to render treatment for one of seven sample patients.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to assess the patient's continuing need for skilled nursing services for one of seven sample patients.

The skilled nurses failed to administer drugs and treatments as ordered by the physician for one of seven sample patients (Patient 1).

The skilled nurses failed to communicate with the physician concerning the dosage of insulin to administer for one of seven sample patients (Patient 1).