Enhabit Home Health

The agency was found to not be in substantial compliance with the Conditions of Participation for Patient Rights. -The agency failed to ensure patients were free from mental abuse (G0430); -The agency failed to investigate a complaint made by a patient's family member regarding inappropriate care…

Findings include: -The agency failed to perform an initial assessment visit within 48 hours of the referral date to provide immediate care and support to patients (G0514).

Findings include: -The agency failed to adhere to standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases, in the patient's environment (G0682); -The agency failed to ensure an agency-wide infection control program was maintained for the surveillance…

The agency failed to maintain an emergency preparedness plan that was based on the facility-based and community-based risk assessment and included strategies for addressing emergency events identified by the risk assessment.

The agency failed to ensure initial training in emergency preparedness policies and procedures was completed by all new and existing staff.

The agency failed to accurately reflect the living situation at the time of an Admission OASIS for 1 (#6) of 20 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure staff member D adhered to standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases, in the patient's environment for 5 (#s 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6) of 6 sampled home visit patients.

The agency failed to ensure an agency-wide infection control program was maintained for the surveillance, identification, prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases.

The agency failed to ensure infection control training was completed on hire for 2 staff members (J and K) of 10 personnel files reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure patients were free from mental abuse for 1 (#20) of 20 sampled patients.

The agency failed to investigate complaints made by a patient's family member for 3 (#s18, 19, and 20) of 20 sampled patients.

The agency failed to produce documentation for each complaint received that showed the actions taken by the agency to remove any risks to the patient while the complaint was being investigated; failed to document an investigation was conducted; failed to record the findings; and failed to document…

The agency failed to report allegations of verbal abuse by a family member and mistreatment by a staff member to the appropriate state agency in accordance with state law for 2 (#s15 and 20) of 20 sampled patients.

The agency failed to perform an initial assessment visit within 48 hours of the referral date to provide immediate care and support for 9 (#s 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, and 17) of 20 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure staff completed new hire in-service training for 4 staff members (E, I, J, and K) of 10 personnel files reviewed.

The agency failed to accurately encode the discharge OASIS assessment on a pressure ulcer for 1 (#5) of 11 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure staff used an appropriate cleaner and disinfectant for cleaning equipment, which had the potential for spreading harmful pathogens between patients for 2 (#s 8 and 9), and failed to ensure staff utilized a clean barrier between a bag and the patient's floor, which had…

The agency failed to complete an ordered ROC comprehensive assessment within 48 hours of discharge from an inpatient facility for 1 (#6) of 11 sampled patients.

The agency failed to complete an OASIS discharge assessment within 48 hours of a patient discharge for 1 (#6) of 11 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure all medications and treatments were included on the plan of care for 3 (#s 3, 6, and 10) of 11 sampled patients.