Corsocare Home Health

The agency failed to ensure a registered nurse completed the initial assessment within 48 hours of referral (see G0514); failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment was completed by all disciplines within 5 days per agency expectation (see G0520); failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment…

The agency failed to ensure the physical therapy assistant followed accepted standards of practice for infection control during 1 (P-2) of 3 joint home visits, potentially resulting in the transmission of infectious agents.

The agency failed to ensure documentation was clear and complete in 3 (P-1, P-5, and P-7) of 7 records reviewed, resulting in an inaccurate and incomplete medical record.

The agency failed to ensure patients were allowed to consent to or refuse care in advance of treatment in 2 (P-1 and P-5) of 7 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unmet care needs and poor patient outcomes.

The agency failed to ensure a registered nurse completed the initial assessment within 48 hours of referral in 3 (P-4, P-5 and P-7) of 7 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for delayed identification of immediate care needs.

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment was completed by all disciplines within 5 days per agency expectation in 2 (P-1 and P-7) of 7 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unmet care needs and a delay in care.

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included an accurate representation of the patient’s current health status for 5 (P-1, P-2, P-5, P-6, and P-7) of 7 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unmet care needs.

The agency failed to ensure that the comprehensive assessment included a review of all medications the patient was taking to identify significant drug interactions and side effects in 3 (P-1, P-2, and P-7) of 7 records reviewed, potentially resulting in unrecognized adverse interactions or side…

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment identified the primary caregiver and their willingness, ability, and schedule to provide care for 1 (P-4) of 7 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unmet care needs and poor patient outcomes.

The agency failed to ensure the individualized plan of care included measurable goals of care in 2 (P-2 and P4) of 7 records reviewed, and failed to include patient specific interventions in 2 (P-4 and P-5) of 7 records reviewed, potentially resulting in delayed progress toward goals and a lack of…

The agency failed to ensure verbal orders were authenticated and dated by the physician per agency policy in 1 (P-7) of 7 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unapproved care.

The agency failed to ensure skilled professionals followed the plan of care in 1 (P-5) of 7 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unmet care needs.

The agency failed to ensure skilled professionals provided patient and caregiver education based on needs identified in the comprehensive assessment in 1 (P-5) of 7 records reviewed, potentially resulting in a poor understanding of the patient's unique condition.

The agency failed to ensure their skilled professionals prepared timely clinical notes according to agency policy in 4 (P-1, P-2, P-5, and P-7) of 7 records reviewed, potentially resulting in poor communication among agency team members and poor continuity of care.

The agency failed to ensure the completed discharge summary was sent to the health care professional responsible for care following discharge from the agency within 5 business days in 1 (P-7) of 2 discharged records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unmet care needs and poor continuity of…

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment was updated and revised for 1 of 4 (MR#7) records reviewed in which patients were transferred to the hospital and care was resumed after a hospital stay, resulting in the potential for poor patient outcomes due to a lack of information…

The agency failed to ensure the aide care plan was prepared by the registered nurse for 3 of 3 (MR# 1, 5, 9) records reviewed in which both aide and nursing services were provided, resulting in a lack of direction regarding the care and safety measures pertinent to the needs of these patients.

The agency failed to ensure the physician was informed of any potential adverse effects such as: side effects, drug interactions, and duplicate drug therapy for 3 of 10 (MR# 5, 6, 7) records reviewed, resulting in the potential for harmful medication effects for these patients.

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care included all required information for 2 of 10 (MR# 5, 7) records reviewed, resulting in the potential for poor patient outcomes due to a lack of patient information.

The agency failed to ensure the physician was notified of significant changes in the patient's condition for 1 of 1 (MR# 7) records reviewed for a patient with elevated pain intensity, resulting in the potential for poor patient outcomes for this patient.

The agency failed to ensure the home health aide provided care in accordance with the plan of care for 1 of 3 (MR# 3) patients in which aide services were provided, resulting in the provision of care that was not assigned and the potential for patient harm.

The agency failed to ensure a transfer summary was sent to the receiving health care facility within 2 business days of becoming aware of the transfer for 4 of 4 (MR# 1, 5, 6, 7) records reviewed with transfers to other health care facilities; and failed to ensure a completed discharge summary was…

The agency failed to document education of the COVID-19 virus for 1 of 4 patients (MR# 1) resulting in the potential spread of a contagious viral infection between agency staff and the agency's 130 current patients.

The Registered Nurse (RN) failed to prepare clearly written patient care instructions and include all safety measures on the aide's care plan in 2 of 4 records reviewed in which Home Health Aide (HHa) services were provided (M.R. #1 and 2), from a total sample of 10 records reviewed, resulting in…

The agency failed to ensure a complete medication review was performed and findings were reported to the physician in 8 of 10 records reviewed out of a total of 52 active patients (MR #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10), resulting in the potential for patients to have injury from taking inappropriate…

The agency failed to ensure wound care treatments were provided only as ordered in the plan of care in 2 of 4 records reviewed in which wound care was being provided (MR #8 and #10) out of a total sample of 52 active records, resulting in the potential for injury to the patient due to worsening…

The agency failed to ensure the registered nurse made an on-site visit to the patient's home at least every 14 days to supervise the services that were provided by the home health aide for 2 of 2 (MR# 4, 7) records reviewed in which aide services were provided for a period of time greater than 2…

The agency failed to ensure that the discharge summaries were sent to the physician within 5 days of the discharge date for 1 of 3 discharge records reviewed (MR#1) resulting in the physician not having knowledge of the patient's health status or a summary of care received at the time of discharge.