Comprehensive Health Care, Inc

The home health agency (HHA) failed to implement the emergency preparedness plan/drill by not training the field staff in an annual basis.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to implement infection control practices during suprapubic catheter care for one of eight sampled patients (Patient 3) by failing to clean the catheter before performing the irrigation.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain an accurate, current medication profile for two of eight sampled patients (Patient s 1 and 3) . This failure had the potential to place the patients at risk for medication errors and adverse drug reactions.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain an accurate, individualized plan of care for one of eight sampled Patients (Patient 1).

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to provide care as ordered by the physician as indicated in the written plan of care (POC) for one of eight sampled patients (Patient 3).

The facility failed to inform one of one patient, (Patient 9) or its family representative, prior to discharge of plans and reasons for discharge according to the home health agency’s policy and procedure.