Faith Home Health Care

The home health agency failed to: 1. provide sufficient notice of its cessation of business 2. facilitate the safe transfer of its patients to other home health agencies 3. Follow their policy to protect and promote patient rights.

The home health agency failed to: 1. ensure comprehensive assessments were updated at discharge by assessing the patient directly in the patient's home prior to their cessation of business on 3/19/24. 2. ensure comprehensive assessments were updated at discharge by the last qualified clinician who…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to: 1. develop and implement an effective discharge planning process 2. follow their policy to protect and promote patient rights.

The home health agency failed to: ensure the governing body assumed full legal authority and responsibility for the agency's overall management and operation.

The home health agency failed to: 1. Complete clinical notes for services provided and 2. Maintain a clinical record containing current documentation for home visit 3. Failure to follow their policy for patient care resulted in the following: Ensure protected patient health information was…

The agency failed to implement an effective discharge planning process for 2 of 3 sampled patients (Patient #4 and #15) discharged on 3/19/24 and 7 of 9 sampled patients (Patients #3, #5, #7, #10, #11, #12 and #13) discharged on 3/20/24. Failure to implement an effective discharge planning process…

The agency failed to involve the governing body in the overall management and operation of the organization resulting in the governing body not being aware the agency was operating out of compliance with several condition level regulations.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to provide sufficient notice of its cessation of business to 3 of 3 sampled patients (Patients #4, #8 and #15) discharged by phone without receiving written or advance notification prior to the home health agency closing on 3/19/24 at 5:00 PM and 9 of 9 sampled…

The agency failed to ensure completion of the update to the comprehensive assessment by a Registered Nurse or in therapy only cases, a qualified therapist, who last visualized the patient or made a home visit at discharge for 12 of 12 sampled patients requiring a comprehensive assessment at…

The agency failed to ensure the clinical record included the patient's current documentation and a complete chart for 3 of 8 sampled patients (Patients #7, #9 and #13).