Granite Peak Home Health

The agency failed to develop and implement policies and procedures which included infection control prevention during medication management; and failed to adhere to infection control prevention while handling medications for one (#3) of three sampled home visit patients.

The agency failed to accurately encode a SOC OASIS assessment for management of oral medications for 1 (#1) of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the timely completion of the initial assessment visit for 1 (#6) of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the RN completed and documented onsite supervisory visits of the LPN for 1 (#6) of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to participate in an annual full-scale, or an individual, facility-based drills.

The agency failed to follow the physician ordered plan of care, and to reschedule and notify the physician of missed visits for 4 (#s 2, 3, 5, and 7) of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure all of its home health aides had completed a competency evaluation program prior to employment with the agency.

The agency failed to ensure all home health aides had received at least 12 hours of in-service training annually.

The agency staff failed to ensure services outlined in the plan of care (education for a newly diagnosed diabetic) were provided to 1 (#5); and failed to ensure physician ordered dressing materials were used during a wound dressing change for 1 (#6) of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to include oxygen on the patient's medication list for 1 (#2); the agency failed to review all medications a patient was taking for 2 (#s 5 and 6) of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to obtain a physician order on verbal orders for 2 (#s 2 and 3) of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to notify the physician of a patient's change in condition, which required a modification to the plan of care for 1 (#1) of 7 sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure all licensed nursing staff maintained a current CPR certification.