Evangelical Lutheran Gss Home Care of Central Nebraska

The agency failed to electronically transmit each completed Outcome Assessment Information Set (OASIS, a patient specific standardized assessment, used in Medicare home health care, to plan care, determine reimbursement, and measure quality) assessment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

The agency failed to ensure 4 of 4 staff (Staff B, C, D, and I), observed during the provision of care for 4 of 4 patients (Patient 1, 2, 3, and 8, respectively), performed proper hand hygiene and bag technique according to the agency's policies and procedures.

The agency failed to include on the revised/updated plan of care, the patient’s progress towards the measurable outcomes and goals identified by the home health agency and the patient, for 6 of 6 patients (Patient 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8) who had a revised/updated plan of care.

The agency failed to identify the potential risk for misappropriation of patient medications associated with the agency staff obtaining medications refills and/or new medications from the pharmacy and transporting the medications from the pharmacy to the home of the patient.