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Agency providing care to home bound patients [patients with difficulty leaving the house]) failed to ensure the Conditions of Participations regarding Patient Rights was met as followed: a.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Comprehensive Assessment of Patients as follows: 1. The HHA failed to assess the patient’s continuing need for home care services for four of 22 sampled patients (Patient 19, Patient 20, Patient 21, and Patient 22).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation for Care planning, coordination, quality of care was met as follows: The HHA failed to ensure the insulin (medication, helps your body turn food into energy and controls your blood sugar levels) was administered as ordered…

Agency providing care to home bound patients [patients with difficulty leaving the house]) failed to ensure the Conditions of Participations regarding Skilled professional services were met as follows: 1).

Agency providing care to a love one in the comfort of home) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation for Clinical Records was met as follows: 2. The HHA failed to ensure patients' clinical records were completed, signed, and dated for two of 22 sampled patients (Patient 20 and Patient 21).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to provide physical therapy services (type of treatment to help you move better or strengthen weakened muscles and to relieve pain after an injury or surgery) as indicated in the plan of care for two of 22 sampled patients (Patient 20 and Patient 22).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure that the designated Administrator (ADM) assumed responsibility for the overall management of the agency’s daily operation.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure patients' clinical records were completed, signed, and dated by an authorized staff for two of 22 sampled patients (Patient 20 and Patient 21).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the clinical record, was safeguarded against loss or unauthorized use.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure two of 22 sampled patients (Patient 6 and Patient 8) received consent and information regarding their rights as home health patient in a language that would be understood and preferred by the patients.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to inform one of 22 sampled patients (Patient 8) what home health services are to make informed consent when furnishing care and services.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to assess the patient's continuing need for home care services for four of 22 sampled patients (Patient 19, Patient 20, Patient 21, and Patient 22).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to review and document all medication changes and update the medication profile with currently used medications for four of 22 sampled patients (Patients 1, 2, 11 and 19).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the insulin (medication, helps your body turn food into energy and controls your blood sugar levels) was administered as ordered by the primary care physician (PCP) for two of 17 sampled patients (Patient 1 and Patient 2) who had a diagnosis of diabetes…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that the Plan of Care was revised and updated to reflect the current health status of two of 22 sampled patients (Patient 1 and 2).

The home health agency (HHA) skilled nurse (SN) failed to notify the physician while visiting a patient with an increased blood pressure reading for one of 22 sampled patients (Patient 19).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure diabetic management education was provided to the patient and Family Member 1 (FM 1) and FM 2 for two of 22 sample patients (Patients 1 and 2).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure patient clinical records for the skilled nurse routine visit were available and reflected the patients’ current health status for eight out of 22 sampled patients (Patient 6, Patient 7, Patient 8, Patient 9, Patient 10, Patient 11, Patient 12, and…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to perform Registered Nurse (RN) supervisory visits (evaluation of the care performed by a Licensed Vocational Nurse [LVN]) to LVN providing patient care and services to four of 22 sampled patients, (Patient 6, Patient 11, Patient 12 and Patient 17) as indicated…

Health care services that can be given in the home for an illness or injury) failed to ensure to have documentation of training for three of three Certified Home Health Aides (CHHA1, CHHA2, and CHHA3).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that a qualified administrator and administrator designee were hired to oversee the day-to-day operation of the agency.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the clinical records included the routine visit notes that reflected the patients’ current health status and route sheets to reflect that the visits were conducted and care and treatment was provided for eight out of 22 sampled patients (Patient 6…