Everest Home Health & Hospice, LLC

The home health agency (HHA) failed to implement, maintain, and document a current emergency preparedness (EP) program.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to implement, maintain, and document a home health-wide data-driven quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) program.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to implement, maintain and document an infection prevention and control program.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to meet the requirements for organization and administration of services.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain clinical records that were readily available and contained all the required information.

The home health agency (HHA) did not ensure there was a governing body, that assumed full legal authority and responsibility for the management of the home health, the provision of all home health services, and its fiscal operations.

The home health agency (HHA) did not have an overall financial plan and budget that was prepared, reviewed and updated annually under the direction of the governing body.

The home health agency (HHA) did not ensure that all patient medications had been reviewed as part of the comprehensive assessment and updated on the patients' medication profile for 1 of 5 sampled patients.

The home health agency (HHA) did not have an agency administrator who was appointed by and could report to the governing body and who was responsible for all day-to-day operations of the HHA.

The home health agency (HHA) did not notify the state survey agency that their approved branches were no longer active and functioning.