Carson Healthcare Services, LLC

The home health agency failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Care Planning, Coordination and Quality Care by failing to: Ensure that a care plan was developed for the wound management, for one of six sampled patients, Patient 1, who had a diagnosis of diabetes (high blood sugar), and…

The home health agency failed to ensure the Conditions of Participation for Infection Prevention and Control were met by failing to: 1. Implement its policy for COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease, a severe respiratory illness caused by virus and spread from person to person) prevention program to…

The home health agency failed to perform wound assessments during each home visit, for one of six sampled patients, Patient 1, who had open wounds on the lower extremity.

The home health agency failed to ensure that a care plan was developed for the care of the wounds, for one of six sampled patients (Patient 1).

The home health agency failed to: 1. Implement its policy and procedure for COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease, a severe respiratory illness caused by virus and spread from person to person) prevention program to control employees' exposure to the COVID-19 virus that may occur in the workplace.

The home health agency failed to label an opened insulin pen [a reusable or disposable pen like device with a disposable needle attached that contain insulin (a diabetes medicine), used for injecting a desired dose to regulate blood sugar levels] and an insulin vial (a small bottle containing…

The home health agency failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with currently used medications for two of six sampled patients (Patients 1 and 5).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Plan of Care (POC) included the physician’s order of wound treatment and goals for one of 4 sampled patients (1).

The home health agency failed to administer the antihypertensive medication (medication to lower blood pressure) ordered for one of six sampled patients, Patient 1. This failure had the potential to not identify uncontrolled high blood pressure which can lead to complications including heart attack…

The home health agency failed to ensure that the physician orders for wound treatment were obtained for one of six sampled patients (Patient 1).

The home health agency failed to ensure that the physician was notified promptly according to its plan of care for three of six sampled patients when: a.