Ideal Home Care Inc

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that all staff members had annual training for emergency and disaster preparedness.

The skilled nurse (SN) failed to assess all body systems which included the wounds for two of 7 patients (Patient 1, and 5).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain a current medication profile for one of seven patients, Patient 1. This failure placed Patient 1 at risk for medication errors and adverse drug reactions which can be life threatening.

The skilled nurse (SN) failed to communicate and obtain a physician’s order from the physician prior to conducting an additional visit to one of seven patients (patient 5).

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) for Skilled Nurse (SN) to teach the patient/primary caregiver (PCG) on bladder training was implemented, reviewed, and evaluated for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 5).

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment of patient's functional status had accurately reflected the need of front-wheel walker (FWW) during the recertification period from January 30, 2019 to March 30, 2019, for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 6).

The home health agency failed to ensure the antidepressant medication (drugs used to prevent and treat depression) Bupropion HCl (hydrochloride), was included in the agency's current medication profile and in the patient's home medication profile, since the start of care (SOC) date of January 16…

The agency failed to ensure the physical therapist's initial evaluation and plan of care, clinical progress notes of every visits, and the discharged visit note and summary were completed and available in the patient's record from December 20, 2018 through February 12, 2019, for one of seven…

The agency failed to ensure the Skilled Nurse (SN) "Daily Skilled Nursing Notes" documentation followed the acceptable professional standards of clinical practice, provide patient-specific assessment, patient-centered identified problems with measurable interventions, goals and outcome for one of…