Ideal Care Home Health, Inc

This CONDITION is NOT MET as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Comprehensive Assessment of Patients as follows: 1.The HHA failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included information…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation regarding Care Planning, Coordination, Quality of Care was met as follows: 1. The Home Health agency (HHA) failed to follow the plan of care (POC, an individualized plan of care that summarizes the patients’ health…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Skilled Professional Services as follows: 1. The HHA failed to ensure two out of 17 sampled patients (Patient 2 and Patient 10) received treatments and/or services in accordance with their written plan of care.

Failed to ensure Condition of Participation (conditions that healthcare organizations must meet in order to begin and continue participating in the Medicare [a federal system of health insurance for people over 65 years of age and for certain younger people with disabilities]) for Organization and…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation regarding Clinical Records was met as follows: 1. The HHA failed to ensure clinical records accurately reflected the care for five of 17 sampled patients (Patient 9, Patient 10, Patient 13, Patient 14, and Patient 17).

The Home Health Agency failed to follow the plan of care (an individualized plan of care that summarizes the patients’ health condition, specific care needs, current treatments, and the disciplines providing the services) for Patient 7 who had a laminectomy (a surgery to remove bone spurs and…

The Home Health Agency failed to provide copy of the plan of care at the residence for four of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 7, Patient 8, Patient 13 and Patient 14).

Failed for the Director of Patient Services (DPCS) to oversee the overall nursing care and services provided for one out of 17 sampled patients (Patient 7).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure four out of 17 sampled patients (Patient 7, Patient 8, Patient 9, and Patient 16) clinical records indicated the author of the note.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide admission records to people who have limited English proficiency and elected a preferred language in advance of furnishing care to the patient or during the initial evaluation visit before the initial treatment for five of seventeen sampled patients…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure three of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 7, Patient 13, and Patient 14) received information regarding the State toll free home health complaint telephone hotline, its contact information, its hours of operation, and its purpose.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 17) was notified of pending discharge.

The HHA failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included information about the doctor who performed the surgery (surgeon) for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 7).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to review and document all the medications and treatments the patient was currently using for six of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 2, Patient 7, Patient 8, Patient 13, Patient 14, and Patient 16).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure a Registered Nurse updated the comprehensive assessment for the recertification period for two of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 13 and Patient 16).

The home health agency failed to: 1. Ensure Patient 10, who had the wound vacuum on the left stump, had instructions in the plan of care (POC, the process of identifying a patient's needs and facilitating holistic care and ensures collaboration among nurses, patients, and other healthcare…

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure the physician orders for seven of 17 patients (Patients 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6 and 16) were signed by the physician.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure the plan of care (the process of identifying a patient's needs and facilitating holistic care and ensures collaboration among nurses, patients, and other healthcare providers) was reviewed and revised by the attending physician.

The home health agency failed to ensure the plan of care (process of identifying patient's needs and facilitating holistic care and ensures collaboration among nurses, patients, and other healthcare providers) was revised to reflect current information from the updated comprehensive assessment…

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure two of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 13 and Patient 14), received education regarding the disease process and training in the administration of insulin (medication to control blood sugar levels) injection.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure two out of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 2 and Patient 10) received treatments and/or services in accordance with their written plan of care.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to perform supervisory visits for their Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) services for six out of 17 sampled patients (Patient 6, Patient 10, Patient 11, Patient 12, Patient 13, and Patient 14).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure clinical records accurately reflected the care for five out of 17 sampled patients (Patient 9, Patient 10, Patient 13, Patient 14, and Patient 17).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to send all necessary medical information to the primary care practitioner within five days of discharge for two out of 17 sampled patients (Patient 11 and Patient 12).