Catholic Home Health Services of Miami-Dade County

The Home Health Agency failed to develop an emergency preparedness plan that contains strategies for addressing emergency events identified by the risk assessment (Refer 0006); the HHA failed to develop an emergency preparedness policies and procedures, based on the emergency plan (Refer 0013); the…

The Home Health Agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan that contains strategies for addressing all emergency events that were identified by the risk assessment.

The Home Health Agency failed to develop and implement an emergency preparedness plan that contain policies and procedures, based on the emergency plan.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that the individualized emergency preparedness form was completed in its entirety for 4 out 7 Sampled Patients (SP).

The Home Health Agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan that describes the mechanism to inform State and local officials of any on-duty staff or patients that they are unable to contact.

The Home Health Agency failed to develop a system of medical documentation that preserves patient information, protects confidentiality of patient information, and secures and maintains availability of records.

The Home Health Agency failed to develop and maintain a federal emergency preparedness plan that includes a communication plan that contains how the facility coordinates patient care across healthcare providers, and with state and local public health departments.

The Home Health Agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan that includes a communication plan to provide contact information for Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local emergency preparedness staff and other sources of assistance.

The Home Health Agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness communication plan that includes primary and alternate means for communicating with the Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local emergency management agencies.

The Home Health Agency failed to develop an emergency preparedness communication plan that include a means of providing information about the occupancy, needs, and its ability to provide assistance, to the authority having jurisdiction, the Incident Command Center, or designee.

The Home Health Agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness training and testing program that is based on its emergency preparedness plan that included strategies and procedures on identified risks and a completed communication plan.

The Home Health Agency failed to conduct training in emergency preparedness policies and procedures to all new and existing staff, individuals providing services under arrangement consistent with their expected role, provide emergency preparedness training at least annually and maintain…

The Home Health Agency failed to conduct exercises to test the emergency plan at least annually.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that a Registered Nurse (Staff E) and a Physical Therapist Assistant (Staff F) followed accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases for 2 out of 7 Sampled…

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that all entries were legible and clear for 1 out of 3 Sample Patients (SP).

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that the Plan of Care (POC) contained an accurate list of medications for two out three Sampled Patients (SP) reviewed.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that the Plan of Care (POC) reflected accurately the medications that two Sampled Patients (SP) are actively taking.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that onsite Registered Nurse (RN) supervisory visits were conducted to evaluate the care rendered by the Home Health Aide (HHA) at a minimum of every 14 days for 1 out of 7 Sampled Patients (SP) receiving skilled services and Home Health Aide Services.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that a Registered Nurse or other appropriate skilled professional made an annual on-site visit to the location where a patient is receiving care in order to observe and assess each home health aide.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that a registered nurse made an on-site visit to the location where a patient is receiving care no less frequently than every 60 days in order to observe and assess each aide while he or she is performing care for 1 out of 7 Sampled Patients (SP).

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that a Registered Nurse (Staff E) and a Physical Therapist Assistant (Staff F) followed accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases for 2 out of 7 Sampled…