Essential Home Health

The agency failed to enforce its emergency preparedness policy regarding the assignment of a triage category for 1 of 7 (#6) discharged patient that received services whose record was reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure that the plan of care was followed as ordered by the physician for 2 of 3 (#3 and #4) discharged patients that had orders to receive or had received social worker services.

The agency failed to ensure that care was provided as ordered by the physician: The agency failed to ensure the skilled nurse performed wound care as ordered by the physician for 1 of 3 (#6) discharged patient receiving skilled nursing services to provide wound care.

The agency failed to complete and send discharge summaries to the primary care physician for 7 of 7 (Patient #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7) discharged patients whose records were reviewed.