Home Health Solutions, LLC

The agency failed to complete an exercise to test the emergency preparedness plan since January 2019. Failure to test the emergency plan had the potential to delay the agency's ability to respond to an actual community-based disaster and could impact the safety of all 51 patients receiving home…

The agency failed to monitor, maintain, and have ownership of the electronic devices used by staff to access the web-based electronic medical record (EMR).

The facility failed to ensure timely submission of nine random patients Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments during a period of 11/01/18 through 04/30/19. This deficient practice could cause a delay in patients' payments and services.

The agency failed to obtain a physician signature on the plan of care (POC) for 1 of 10 sampled patients (P)4. The physician signature indicated the physician had reviewed and approved the POC.

The home health agency was not in compliance with rules regarding safeguarding personal health information and there was the risk of loss and unauthorized use of resident information.

The agency failed to notify the physician of missed visits for 2 of 10 sample patients (Patients (P)2 and P4).

The agency failed to ensure supervision of a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) was performed by a Registered Nurse (RN) for 4 of 10 sampled patients (Patients (P) 2, P4, P5, and P7).

The home health agency failed to ensure home health aide supervisory visits were completed at least every 14 days by a Registered Nurse (RN) or other skilled professional for 1 of 10 patients (P)4. This lack of onsite supervision had the potential to affect home health aide services and quality of…