Good Samaritan Society - Home Care

The agency failed to ensure plans of care included a list of durable medical equipment (DME), including non-routine DME, used to meet patient needs, for 1 of 4 patients (P3) reviewed during home visits.

The agency failed to ensure wound care was administered to patients only as ordered by the physician, for 1 of 1 patient (P2), reviewed for wound care.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation at 484.50, Patient Rights.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure 1 of 1 patients (P1) was free from misappropriation of property when a staff was aware in July 2021, R1 dosage count of her oxycodone (narcotic pain medication) was short, and again was short in September 2021, however, did not report to the…

The agency failed to immediately report to the State Agency (SA), and administrator an allegation of misappropriation of property for 1 of 1 patients (P1), who had missing antianxiety medication Alprazolam and narcotic Hydrocodone for pain.

The agency failed to ensure appropriate infection control prevention measures including hand hygiene, were followed for 1 of 1 patient (P8) observed to have wound care provided during a home visit.