Chase Health Care Inc.

The agency failed to ensure each OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) was successfully transmitted to the CMS system within 30 days of completion.

The agency failed to ensure staff followed accepted standards of infection control practices for 1 (#2) of 5 (#1, #2, #3, #4, and #5) patients observed during home visits.

The home health agency failed to ensure the Registered Nurse (RN) provided home health agency services in accordance with current clinical practice guidelines and accepted professional standards for 2 (#2 and #12) of 5 (#1, #2, #6, #10, and #12) patients reviewed with Pressure Ulcers.

The agency failed to ensure each patients’ comprehensive assessment included a review of all medications the patients were currently using.

The agency failed to ensure all patient care orders were recorded in the Plan of Care (POC) for 1 (#2) of 13 (#1-#13) patient records reviewed.

The agency failed to provide wound care as ordered by the physician or allowed practitioner as indicated in the Plan of Care for 1 (#2) of 2 (#1, and #2) patients wound care observed during home a visit.

The agency failed to ensure a patient’s physician was notified when physician ordered Home Health Aide services were refused for 1 (#7) of 4 (#2, #7, #11, and #13) patients reviewed with Home Health Aide services.

The home health agency failed to ensure the patient's written Plan of Care was followed as evidenced by the following: Physical Therapy visits not conducted as ordered for 2 (#6 and #7) of 8 (#3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10) sampled patient records reviewed with orders for Physical Therapy services.

The agency failed to ensure the medication profile accurately reflected all medications the patient was using for 1 (#3) of 4 (#1, #2, #3, and #4) patients reviewed who received home visits.

The agency failed to ensure the Plan of Care was signed and dated by the patient's physician in a timely manner for 2 (#8 and #9) of 10 (#1- #10) sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the patient's comprehensive assessments included a review of all medications the patients were currently using.